BREAKING******** Church Bombed In Bauchi

A powerful bomb has exploded at St. John's Catholic Cathedral in Bauchi close to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) killing several christian worshippers early this morning.

The explosion reportedly occurred a few minutes after 9:00 Am Nigerian time during Sunday service on Murtala Mohammed way across from the Bauchi Township stadium in the Bayan Gari area of the township. Details about the explosion remains sketchy as at the time of publishing this report. However, unconfirmed sources told Saharareporters that al least 50 people died in the bombing.

No blast at NYSC camp in Bauchi – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said there was no bomb blast in the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Bauchi.

Punch Newspaper reported that the NEMA spokesman, Yushau Shuaibu, said in an SMS that the reported killing of over 50 corps members in a blast was untrue.

“NEMA wishes to inform the public that there wasn’t any explosion in Bauchi today as has been speculated,” he said.