Deadly explosion has rocked Jalingo

The Taraba State capital in Northeast Nigeria, has experienced yet another deadly explosion in Jalingo  after six persons were killed in a similar explosion.

A resident of Jalingo, who simply identified himself as Ishaku said that a loud bang was heard around Nukkai in the capital city around 8:00pm on Friday.

Nine persons were said to have been rushed to a hospital. It is not known whether there were fatalities

The Taraba State Police command has confirmed the incident through its spokesperson, DSP Usman Abdullahi.

He said, “Yes, there was an explosion around Nukkai a while ago. I'm on my way to the scene, we learnt about nine people injured in the explosion and they have been taken to the hospital.”