Jos Explosion: 36 Igbo killed, 42 injured – Eze Igbo Jos

The Igbo community in Jos has been thrown into uncontrollable mourning as it was confirmed that 36 of its kinsmen and women were killed and 42 others injured in the two bomb blast at the terminus area of Jos in Plateau State.
Prof. Joseph Obilom, the Eze Igbo II of Jos and His Igbo Executive Council in Jos made this known in Jos, yesterday.
In a statement released to the Press He states that ”We were not consulted when the arrangement for the mass burial was being made. As at now, the Igbo killed are 36, those injured were 42. Many more are still missing and goods worth millions of Naira lost. Igbo always bury their dead in their ancestral homes and we are saddened by this development.

“We have lost our people and means of livelihood. We request the federal and Plateau State governments to come to our aid by sending relief materials to cater for the victims.
”We do not allow our people to sleep in primary schools and other government buildings when there are problems. We take custody of our people till the wounds are healed but whenever others are taken care of in terms of relief materials, we are not always considered and never compensated.”
The Eze Igbo made known his grievances over the victims not be compensated for their loses.
“inhuman treatment, marginalization and rejection must stop. We are always the most hit in the situations like this but we are always forgotten.
”We are in support of moving traders out of  the terminus and its environs but the satellite market should be strengthened to ensure sanity and orderliness.”
He then added and appealed to Boko Haram and Perpetrators of evil deeds to “embrace peace as killing of innocent people would not solve the problems.”