A Bomb explosion has rocked a local drinking spot in Jalingo, Taraba state capital.
Some persons were injured but there were no casualty according to eyewitnesses.
While Confirming the incident the PPRO of the Taraba State Police command, Abdullahi Usman, said details are still sketchy but men of the anti-bomb squad are conducting their investigation.
Tvcnews gathered that the explosion, suspected to be from an improvised explosive device went off around 9pm at Jika Drinking spot in Dorowa area of the State.
SUSPECTED HERDERS KILL 37 IN ATTACK ON PLATEAU COMMUNITY
No fewer than 37 persons, mostly women and children, were reportedly killed in a dawn attack by suspected herders at Kubwat and Fungzai villages of Mangu Local government in Plateau state.
The incident, which occurred around 2 am on Tuesday, left scores of others injured.
Twenty eight persons were said to have been killed in Kubwat and nine in Fungzai villages.
A community leader in the area, Dan Mangu, who spoke to The Nation, said: “We received a distress call that herders have invaded two villages of Kubwat and Funzai in the attack massacre many people and burnt down their villages.
” We are yet to ascertain the number of deaths. As I speak, I can see herders moving their cows as fast as possible from the attacked village towards Bauchi side.
“We are yet to ascertain the number of deaths, but, reports have it that they have burnt down the entire village and about five corpses have been brought Mangu.
“While others have not been ascertained because I’m still gathering reports and whatever happened I promised to give the details later.”
Plateau Governor Simon Bako Lalong said: ” I woke up Tuesday 16th May 2023 to distressing news of an overnight attack on Kubat Village in Mangu Local Government where some persons including women and children were reportedly killed.”
He directed security agencies to pursue the attackers and arrest them towards prosecution in a statement by his spokesman Dr. Makut Simon Macham.
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