LAGOS – (AFP) – A blast that targeted an army barracks in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Tuesday was a "foiled" suicide attack, defence spokesman Colonel Mohammed Yerima told AFP.
Asked to confirm reports that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, Yerima said: "Yes — a foiled one. He wasn't successful," adding that the soldiers at the barracks suffered no casualties.
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Africa: Nigeria, One Year After Elections
2011, Nigerians began casting ballots in the first of what would be four days of voting for legislators, governors, and a president. Tensions were high. Voting that had been scheduled one week earlier was abruptly canceled just hours before polls were to open. We did not know for certain whether months of careful election preparations would result in a process Nigerians considered fair and credible or a rerun of the deeply flawed 2007 presidential elections. Skeptics were everywhere; and many said good elections could not be held. Nigerians had a different idea. They waited in line for hours. They stuck around after the polls closed to ensure that every ballot was counted. They monitored polling places and compilation centers by the thousands, and they sent text messages reporting any irregularities they observed. Click on the picture to continue
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