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Nigeria: IED explosion in Bauchi.

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device

Victims

Wounded

Date

February 3, 2024

What happened

According to the Police Public Relations Office ‘s statement, an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device has destroyed a high-tension electric transmission pole situated in the Unguwan Kanawa area near Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi. The explosion have been caused by yet-to-be-identified persons who used explosives to vandalise government property. Although there was no human casualty, however, a high-tension pole of the electricity transmission line was destroyed.

Where it happened

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