At least, five persons were feared killed after a bomb blast rocked Azare Motor Park in Bauchi, Wednesday night.
The bomb reportedly exploded at about 10pm at the exit gate of the popular bus station, killing no fewer than five persons and injuring several others.
A resident of the area who gave his name as Musa Babale told the paper that, “We had a huge blast at exactly 9:45…. We realized it had come from the bus station. The whole place was a mess”.
Other residents also claimed that several lives were lost in the bomb blast, but it was not immediately possible to estimate the figures, as emergency workers were yet to give an official figures of the casualties as at press time.
The police are yet to confirm the incident, just as no group has claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of filing this report.
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