Bomb Explosion kills 10 in Bauchi

Sani Tukur

Published: June 28,2014

Fourteen others were injured.

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An explosion targeting a brothel in Bauchi metropolis of Bauchi State has claimed 10 lives while 14 others sustained injuries, the spokesperson of the police in the state, Haruna Mohammed, has said.
Mr. Mohammed said the blast took place at about 9:50 p.m at a brothel at Bayangari area and the injured were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for treatment.
He said all the ten corpses were evacuated to the Mortuary.
“The entire surrounding has been cordoned and scene secure. No arrest has been made yet and investigation has commenced to ascertain the cause” Mr. Mohammed said in a statement late Friday evening.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion believed to have been carried out by the Boko Haram.