Monday, February 2, 2015
Breaking! President Jonathan Escapes Death As Bomb Goes Off At Campaign Rally
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A bomb has exploded outside a stadium in Nigeria's Gombe city, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan had left a campaign rally there.
Here is how BBC reported the story...
At least one bystander was killed and seven others wounded when the car bomb exploded, Reuters news agency reports.
Mr Jonathan is standing for re-election in presidential elections due to be held on 14 February.
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has stepped up attacks ahead of the polls.
Mohammed Bolari, who was at the rally, said the explosion occurred some three minutes after Mr Jonathan's departure, AFP news agency reports.
"The president had just passed the parking lot and we were trailing behind his convoy when the explosion happened," he is quoted as saying.
Mr Jonathan addressed a rally in the north-eastern city a day after it was hit by two blasts that killed at least five people, AFP reports.
Since Monday morning, the city has largely been in lock down with security operatives restricting the movement of people in most areas, Nigeria's privately owned Daily Trust newspaper reports.
A local journalist told AFP the latest blast has led to unrest in Gombe, with angry youth attacking supporters of Mr Jonathan's People's Democratic Party (PDP).
"They were shouting and denouncing the president's visit which they blamed for the attack," he added.
Mr Jonathan is running against ex-military Muhammadu Buhari in the election.
Northern Nigeria is seen as Mr Buhari's stronghold.
At least one bystander was killed and seven others wounded when the car bomb exploded, Reuters news agency reports.
Mr Jonathan is standing for re-election in presidential elections due to be held on 14 February.
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has stepped up attacks ahead of the polls.
Mohammed Bolari, who was at the rally, said the explosion occurred some three minutes after Mr Jonathan's departure, AFP news agency reports.
"The president had just passed the parking lot and we were trailing behind his convoy when the explosion happened," he is quoted as saying.
Mr Jonathan addressed a rally in the north-eastern city a day after it was hit by two blasts that killed at least five people, AFP reports.
Since Monday morning, the city has largely been in lock down with security operatives restricting the movement of people in most areas, Nigeria's privately owned Daily Trust newspaper reports.
A local journalist told AFP the latest blast has led to unrest in Gombe, with angry youth attacking supporters of Mr Jonathan's People's Democratic Party (PDP).
"They were shouting and denouncing the president's visit which they blamed for the attack," he added.
Mr Jonathan is running against ex-military Muhammadu Buhari in the election.
Northern Nigeria is seen as Mr Buhari's stronghold.
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Make dem no kill Mr. President for us oo, I no wan hear na bcos he die that is why GMB win oooo. Make we go to the poll. Say no to Boko Haram. Say no to Electoral Violence. SM-S
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