Women, children worst hit by explosions in Jos – Jang

Women and children were worst hit by the twin explosions that rocked Terminus Market in Jos, Plateau State on Tuesday afternoon, the wife of Governor Jonah Jang, Talatu, has said.
Mrs. Jang said in Jos on Saturday: “The casualty figure and composition shows that most of the dead and injured were women and children.
“Incidentally, this group has consistently been the worst hit by all manner of violence in Nigeria.”
Jang, in a statement issued by her Press Secretary, Akila Kasham, said she was deeply saddened by the incident.
She said the incident took place at a time considerable progress had been made in the peace building process.
“Normalcy had returned after massive efforts by all stakeholders, so the explosions were a huge setback,” she said.
She described the incident as “a heartless, evil minded attack by agents of darkness”, saying their action was a clear demonstration of the height of man’s inhumanity to man.
Jang condoled with the families that had lost loved ones and wished the injured a quick recovery.
She also appealed to Plateau State residents to cooperate with the authorities and law enforcement agents by providing any useful information that could lead to the arrest of those responsible.