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The Nigerian military says its troops have arrested the mastermind of last Sunday’s bombing in Jos, Plateau state, north central Nigeria and Tuesday’s suicide blast in Zaria, in Kaduna state in the north west of the country.
The Defence Headquarters said in a tweet on Wednesday that the suspect was arrested at a military checkpoint in Gombe State. It said the arrest followed an operation by a combined team of the military and DSS operatives.
#FLASH: Troops have arrested a mastermind of the Jos & Zaria bombing at a checkpoint in Gombe /..1
— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) July 8, 2015
It did not give further details. The Plateau attack killed 44 people while the explosion in Zaria killed 26 people.
