At least three people have been
confirmed dead and three injured as another bomb explosion ripped through a
football viewing centre in Jos, Plateau State. Reports claim that the bomb
explosion took place on Bauchi road in Jos.
On 20 May, two
explosions at the Terminus Market killed 118 people in Jos with over 100
injured in the blast.
Residents told
PM News that the explosion occurred along Bauchi Road near the University of
Jos, Jos North Local Government Area.
“There has
been an explosion in Jos,” Manzo Ezekiel, spokesman for the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA), told AFP but said it was not clear what caused the
blast nor if there were casualties.
Pam Ayuba,
spokesman for the Plateau state governor Jonah Jang, said the blast happened on
Bauchi Road at about 9:30 pm (2030 GMT).
The blast was
targeted at football fans watching the European Champions League final between
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
“So far we have three dead,
three injured,” Chris Olakpe, the commissioner of police for Plateau state,
told AFP.
Olakpe added
that one of the victims was “consumed by his IED (improvised explosive device)”
which “exploded before the viewing centre” but declined to confirm reports that
it was an attempted suicide attack.
Another senseless attack on
innocent Nigerians just watching the beautiful game. So sad.
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