Army arrest mastermind of Jos, Zaria bombing

The Nigerian military said its troops have arrested
the mastermind of last Sunday’s bombing in Jos,
Plateau state, and Tuesday’s suicide blast in Zaria,
Kaduna state.
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.
It did not give further details.
The Plateau attack killed 44 people while the
explosion in Zaria killed 26 people.