Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
There is panic and anxiety in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital following last night’s explosion of an explosive device suspected to be a bomb.
Though no life was lost, a residential building and shops were destroyed in the explosion which rocked the ATC area close to the State owned University.
The device which exploded around first gate of the Taraba state university at about 9:35pm, is the fifth to have rocked the state within this year and the third in Jalingo.
Although, Taraba state police command is yet to confirm the development as the command’s public relation officer, DSP Usman Abdullahi could not pick calls put to his mobile phone however, the police anti bomb squad were seen at the scene of the incident to avert further occurrence.
Correspondent recall that the Taraba state police command had earlier in June 2022, arrested a 37 years old Bala Usman who is from Kebi state, a suspected bomber of Nukkai and the military 6 bridged both in Jalingo who also confessed to be a member of Boko-haram terrorists and was behind the earlier two bomb attacks in Jalingo.