BOMB EXPLOSION RIPS THROUGH JIMETA POLICE STATION.

Jimeta Police Station scene of Bomb explosion.

Following the bomb explosion that rocked Jimeta Adamawa State, the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mohammed Gazali says Thursday’s blast at Jimeta Police Station was caused by bombs recovered from Boko Haram insurgents.

Gazali told newsmen in Yola that the recovered bombs exploded from the store used by the Police Command as warehouse for exhibits.

He said that most of those affected by the blast were policemen. Also affected are the walls of Majalisa Primary School where some pupils were injured.

The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmad Sajoh, confirmed that the pupils sustained minor injuries and had been treated and discharged from hospital.

The explosion which occurred at the Jimeta Divisional Police Headquarters, at about 11am affected the offices of Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Motor Traffic Department (MTD) and the police tailoring section.

Masquerade234 gathered from an on the spot reporter via the said incident led to hurried closure of markets and schools in the area as residents scampered home for safety.