ABUJA: President Goodluck Jonathan vowed Saturday to rid Nigeria of “terrorists” after a bomb ripped through a crowded market in Abuja on New Year's Eve, killing four people in the latest of a spate of attacks. Speaking at a New Year church service, Jonathan said late Friday's bombing in the capital Abuja bore the hallmarks of a series of attacks on Christmas Eve that left about 80 people dead, including after reprisals. “They (attacks) will never stop Nigeria from where we are going to, we must work and reproduce a country ... where there will be no space for terrorists, a country where there will be no bombers and people with explosives to deter us,” he said. The four people killed in the blast near a military barracks in Abuja included a pregnant woman, Defense Minister Adetokunbo Kayode said. Twenty-six people were wounded, 11 seriously. There has been no claim of responsibility. All the dead and most of the wounded are civilians, the minister told reporters. A soldier was among those hurt, the president's office said. It was the second such attack in the capital since twin car bombings on Independence Day on Oct. 1 killed 12 people. – Agence France
