Our correspondent gathered that many residents could not go to their offices, schools, churches and markets because of the level of insecurity in the city.
One of the residents, Mrs. Rachel Akinade, who narrowly escaped falling victim of the attack and whose shop was a few metres away from the scene of the explosions, told Saturday PUNCH that since the incident occurred, she had not stepped out of her house.
Akinade said, "I cannot explain how I am alive today. I do not know why this happened. I was just sitting in my shop on Tuesday when I heard a loud noise from just a few blocks away.
"When I realised what happened, I cried. Flames were up everywhere. Many people were burnt; shops were burnt. In fact, we could only recognise some of the bodies on the ground through identification cards.
"I do not feel we are safe anymore because of what happened. Though things seem to be a bit calm, the town is now boring. I am scared; everybody is also scared. We haven't had this kind of experience in a long time.
"The beauty of being a human being is to be alive, but whoever did this to us has made our hearts saddened."
While narrating her emotional story to our correspondent, Akinade added that she was alive only by luck.
She said, "Everyone seems to be indoors now; there is no movement."
Another resident, Mr. Samuel Dada, told Saturday PUNCH that he had never seen such a gory scene in his life and that he would not go out until when everything calms down.
He said, "I was in tears throughout that day when I saw bodies without arms, heads and legs. Everything fell apart. As of now, I am not yet fully recovered from the awful experience.
"I have been indoors with my family for two days. When we are assured of adequate security, we will start going out."
Efforts to contact the Plateau State Police Commissioner, Chris Olakpe, for comment failed as he did not respond to calls made by our correspondent.
It will be recalled that seven students of the Medical Laboratory Science Department of the University of Jos were among the dead victims of Tuesday's twin bomb blasts at the Terminal Market in Jos.
They were final year students of the department. Three of them were members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
The students were going to their hostels after receiving lectures at the old campus of the university when they were killed by the explosion.
One of their friends, Miss Vivian Eke, disclosed this on Wednesday as the death toll in the incident rose by 15.
The state police commissioner confirmed that more than 75 were killed and over 100 others injured following the twin bomb explosions.
Aside from the human and material casualties, the explosions left a crater in the middle of the market.
Most residents of the city had remained indoors on Wednesday to monitor developments from the safety of their homes. But normal life was said to be gradually returning to the state after the explosions.
Though, normalcy appears to have returned to Tudun-Wada, West of Mines, Hwolshe, Abatoir and Rukuba areas, there are no activities at the Terminus Market and its environ as the area remained closed, while fierce-looking security operatives were positioned at the various entry points.
Olakpe had warned traders against venturing into the market, saying men of the police anti-bomb unit were still combing the area for any hidden explosives.
Culled from PUNCH
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