Gov of Plateau State, Jonah JangTimed explosive devices went off near Mado Road junction of Tudun Wada area of Jos North local government of Plateau State, at drinking spot, at about 9:30pm Sunday, injuring two persons that have been rushed to a nearby clinic. Some vehicles were also damaged.Witnesses said the explosives which were tied to the wheels of a motorcycle (Okada) parked by an unknown person near the spot went off after the person had gone away.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the military Special Task Force (STF), Captain Mdahyelya Markus, said it was a timed Improvise Explosive Device, which detonated near a busy GSM Call centre at Tudun Wada.
He added that no life was lost but some vehicles were damaged even as a few that sustained minor injuries were being treated.Security operative had banned movement of Okada in Jos and environs from Easter Friday to Easter Monday for security reasons. It is however not clear how the explosive-laden Okada got to the spot where it eventually exploded.
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