An explosion has occurred in a bus station in Bauchi
State and is believed to be the work of terrorist sect,
Boko Haram.
The bomb went off in the Azare area of the state at
about 9:45pm on Wednesday, October 22, AFP
reports.
According to a resident, Musa Babale:
“We had a huge blast at exactly 9:45pm (20:45 GMT)…
We realised it had come from the bus station.” “The
whole place was a mess.”
This is the latest in a string of attacks » that have
cast doubt on the authenticity of the recently
announced ceasefire » between the Nigerian
government and Boko Haram.
Unconfirmed reports say 5 people were killed in the
incident while an unspecified number suffered
varying degrees of injury.