MOSCOW, 25 Jan. At least 27 livestock keepers have been killed and many injured in a bomb blast in a village in central Nigeria, AFP reported, citing police.
As noted, at the time of the explosion, the livestock breeders, along with their cattle, were in the village of Rukubi on the border between the states of Nasarawa and Benue.
«We have determined that 27 people were killed in the bombing, along with several cattle … Many more people were injured and the death toll could rise as the search continues,» Mohammed Baba, Nasarawa Police Commissioner Mayaki, said in a statement.
He added that bomb experts are investigating the causes of the explosion.
According to the agency, Laval Dano, a representative of the local livestock association, believes that the cause of the explosion was an air strike that could have been inflicted by the Nigerian military. He called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the incident.