LONE SHOOTER KILLS CHILD AS EXPLOSION ROCKS NEAR GOVT BUILDING-SCHOOL IN JOS - NIGERIA

Today, an explosion rocked city of Jos.

Official comment says:

“There was an explosion this morning… in the Bukuru area of Jos South. The bomb was intended to blow up the secretariat of Jos South local government.” - Plateau state governor’s spokesman Pam Ayuba.

But a military spokesman Salihu Mustapha said:

“someone opened fire on some innocents,” adding that “one of the bullets hit a child” who died.

Residents however confirmed the military statement adding that the attacker fired a heavy weapon at a building from a main avenue, and that it appeared a Muslim school in the Bukuru area, across the street from the government building, was the target.