Three people suspected to have been attempting to detonate an explosive at a church in Jos North council of Plateau State were on Sunday killed.Lucky escape, priest of the ECWA church. Photo
Eye witnesses say two men riding on a motor cycle were killed when the explosive they were carrying detonated.
The third person was riding alone and turned to escape from the scene of the explosion when a crowd of residents caught and killed him before setting his body ablaze.
The incident which occurred at about 9:45am took place around the premises of ECWA church, Nassarawa Gwong, some 300 meters from Angwa Rukuba junction scene of the multiple explosions of December 24, last year.
The Pastor in charge of the ECWA parish, Satti Adamu said he was in the church when he heard the sound the explosion. He said "when I came out, I was told that some Hausa boys wanted to throw a bomb and it exploded and killed them".
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