IED BLAST HITS JOS

Troops of the STF-OSH inspect seized bomb-making materiel. In the background is an OTOKAR COBRA APC

Troops of the STF-OSH inspect seized bomb-making materiel. In the background is an OTOKAR COBRA APC

NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA
2012-08-17
Jos

One person was injured when an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near the Rikkos Police Post in Jos on Friday.

Captain Salisu Mustapha, spokesman for
the Military Special Task Force (STF),
maintaining security in Plateau, said in a statement in Jos, that that the explosion affected the police post and three other houses. Also affected by the blast that happened on Layin-Walin Street, Jos was one vehicle, the statement said.

It said that the injured person, one
Abubakar Adamu, had been taken to
hospital, while investigation was ongoing on the incident. “But the area is calm and people are going about their normal activities,’’ the STF spokesman said.

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