According to Nigerian officials, five people have been killed
and 10 injured in two unconnected attacks. Unidentified gunmen shot dead five
villagers in an overnight attack on Rim, situated 50km south of Jos in Plateau
state.
Nine people were injured in the city of Jos, following a blast
outside a venue where football fans had been watching the Chelsea-Barcelona
match. One other person was also injured in the attack on Rim.
Over the last couple of months, Jos has seen a number of
inter-communal conflicts and Islamist militant attacks carried out by
Boko Haram. These most recent explosions in Jos were recorded
in the northern suburb of Tudun Wada, a predominantly Christian residential
area.
Speaking to the BBC, a local police spokesman
Samuel Dabai said the authorities are still investigating the
cause of the blast, which injured nine. The explosions occurred when scores of
people were leaving a TV viewing centre at the end of the Champions League
semi-final.
Plateau state is situated between Nigeria's mainly Muslim north
and Christian and animist south. The conflict between the two communities is
on-going and violence is a common occurrence, especially in Jos.
Sources: BBC News, Reuters, AFP
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