At about the same time,500km away in Maiduguri, Borno state, North east Nigeria, another set of people launched attacks on two churches, killing seven people. Four days after the killings, a group (Jama’atu ahlus sunnah lid da’awati wal jihad) known as Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombings in Jos. The same group was identified by the Borno State police commissioner, and the Borno State Governor as responsible for the killings in Maiduguri.
These two well coordinated incidents could however have been averted if security agencies had been effective in their duties.
The Borno governor, Ali Sheriff told the media after the attacks that “prior to these attacks and killings, I alerted the police and other security agencies in the state to take no chances of any reprisals from the outlawed sect members. Yesterday’s attacks and killings could have been prevented if the police had heeded to my security advice.” A similar report was also before the security forces before the Jos bombings. Read More: http://indepthafrica.com/?p=5636
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