There are reports on the BBC that more than 118 people are so far confirmed dead in 2 bomb blasts, 20 minutes apart, in Jos, the first by a busy market, the second outside a nearby hospital. A NEMA official says that the final death toll is expected to be nearer to 200
Jos Bombings Kill More than 100
Meanwhile this morning at least 30 villagers were killed and several others injured as gunmen attacked Shawa village in Borno State. The attack on the village, which is about 25km away from Damboa town, took place at about 4am when the gunmen crept upon sleeping villagers, shooting and setting houses ablaze with petrol bombs. A resident of Shawa village who managed to escape the killings said the gunmen continually chanted "Allahu akbar" (God is great) while shooting sporadically.
The countries that attended the security summit on Boko Haram in France last weekend "have agreed that each country will contribute one battalion of troops to the international force set up to patrol the border areas, in line with the Resolution of the Lake Chad Basin Commission".