A bomb at an outdoor bar in Jalingo, Taraba State, North-Eastern Nigeria killed at least one person and wounded 11 on Thursday, a witness said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in the town which has been occasionally targeted by Islamist sect Boko Haram.
“There was an explosion at a beer garden in the Dorawa area of the city,” said the Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Amos Olaoye, without providing further details.
The explosion occurred at Dorowa Ward off Barde Way in Jalingo at about 7.40 p.m.
A resident in the area, Sadiq Adamu said the blast shook the area in the late evening.
“I saw one dead body and three people were critically injured and taken off to hospital,” he said.
In April, a bomb blast struck the Inspector General of Police’s convoy in Jalingo, killing 11 people, although it has been largely quiet since then.
Dorowa is a popular drinking joint in Jalingo where both the local brew, “Burkutu” and “Ogogoro” as well as other assorted alcoholic drinks are sold.
Bars have sometimes been targeted by the Islamist extremists, though crime and local disputes have also led to such incidents.
The Taraba State House of Assembly had on Thursday impeached the deputy governor over allegations of corruption.
