An explosion has occurred in Abuja, killing a suicide bomber in the process.
Newsone Nigeria reports that an explosive device suspected to be a bomb killed one person and injured another in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Monday, May 26, 2025.
A report monitored on AIT said an eyewitness – a military personnel who did not give his name – said the man, believed to be a suicide bomber, was killed by an explosive contained in a rubber can close to Mogadishu Barrack in Abuja.
However, military authorities present at the scene said the situation could be an explosion from a phone device and not an IED.
At the time of this report, military, DSS, police, and NEMA officers are still taking inventory of the situation.
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Scene of suspected suicide bomb explosion by Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja pic.twitter.com/SdzylDu05k
— Africa Independent Television (@AIT_Online) May 26, 2025