Mr Chris Olakpe, the Commissioner of Police, who addressed newsmen on the incident, said that the blast also injured 45 people.
According to him, the first bomber came in a Fiat bus and parked at the market’s central business area.
"The second blast, which was concealed in a Siena bus, happened 100 metres away from the first one,’’ he said.
Olakpe said that the casualty figures were collated after visits to Plateau Specialist Hospital and Bingham Hospital, Jos.
"Like I told you, there should be more because we have not gone to the new and old Jos University Teaching Hospitals,’’ he further explained.
The police commissioner said that a comprehensive details of casualties could be determined after the security teams had visited the two health establishments.
Olapke said that the market had been cordoned off and urged members of the public to steer away from the affected place in their own interest.
"Men of our anti-bomb unit will comb the market before it is declared safe for business activities to continue,'' he said.
He advised members of the public to always avoid the temptation of rushing to bomb scenes, adding that people around such scenes should quickly lie down for "at least 30 minutes'' before scurrying to safety.
The police chief advised Nigerians to be security conscious in every environment they found themselves.
"We also expect people to promptly report any suspicious character to the security agencies.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses have put the death toll at 150. Channels Tv, also reported that at least 150 persons were killed in the blast.
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