The State Police Commissioner confirmed that a bomb was detonated near a railway line in Bauchi town.
According to eyewitnesses, they hear three explosions in the Jahun and IBB Square area, while a police station in the Tafawa Balewa local government area and a military checkpoint at Marar Rabar Liman Katagun were also attacked by gunmen.
The commissioner of police, who said he did not have details on any casualties yet, disclosed that police officers fought back and repelled the gunmen in the Tafawa Balewa area.
The explosion happened just when two other explosions had happened in Kano and Bayelsa States in a space of 3 days.