Entry 15

Blast at Nigerian bus station kills scores

Associated Press

In Abuja, Nigeria a large explosion tore through a local bus station during the morning rush hour. The explosion killed at least 71 people and wounded 124. This marked the largest terrorist attack ever to hit Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan visited the horrifying scene and blamed the Boko Haram responsible for the attack on the bus station. The Boko Haram is an Islamic extremist group that operates in Northern Nigeria and has been threatening to attack the capital. Authorities thought that the bomb was either planted in the ground or hidden in a car. The blast destroyed 16 luxury buses and 24 minibuses and cars. 

The Boko Haram organization has done some truly terrible things to the people of Nigeria. The Nigerian police have to get ride of them from their country before they become even more deadly then they are already. Doing this to innocent civilians is truly despicable. The government has to do something about the problem before more lives are lost.