Twin Bomb Blasts Kill 44 at Restaurant, Mosque in Jos

Two bomb attacks have occurred in Jos, Plateau state and left at least 44 people dead. A restaurant and a mosque were targeted on Sunday night. From the 44 dead, 23 were killed at the restaurant and 21 at the mosque, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says.

There are also 47 people being treated for injuries, but emergency officials are still gathering information, so the figures may rise. The blast at the restaurant was the result of a bomb that had been planted, whereas the mosque was attacked by a suicide bomber and that explosion was preceded by a gun attack, BBC reports.

The mosque's Imam, Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yahya Jingir, who has been preaching against Boko Haram since 2010 may have been the target, as he has in the past survived an assassination attempt at his home. The blasts are the latest in the series of deadly attacks in recent days which have seen more than 200 people killed.