Report coming in states that twin bomb blasts have hit the ancient city of Jos.
Witnesses say simultaneous bombs have exploded at a motor park and opposite a university in the city of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria.
They say that the first blast was outside the university gate while the other blast was by the gates of Bauchi Park.
Daily trust are reporting that a suicide bomber was responsible for one of the attacks, the one at the motor park in Bauchi road.
As of now, the amount of casualties is still unknown, but the University of Jos Pharmacy gate is usually crowded and conveys passengers from Jos to Bauchi.
Daily trust correspondents close to the scene saw Special Task Force and Nigerian Police evacuating corpses and the injured as they speed pass the Bauchi road area.
Reuters have confirmed the news and said that simultaneous bombs exploded at a bus station and opposite a university.
“There was a loud explosion opposite the university along the Bauchi road, and another one at the Bauchi road motor park,” Garba Musa, a newspaper vendor along the road, told Reuters by telephone.
Military spokesman in Plateau state capital Jos told confirmed the news to Vanguard but failed to state the number of casualties.
One witness on the scene, driver Ibrahim Hashidu, told AFP that 17 people had been confirmed dead, with the first explosion killing five people and the second causing 12 deaths.
One source told Sahara reporters that the first blast happened at the entrance of the University of Jos near the College of Forestry, where the students are writing exams.
While the second one was at the second biggest park in Jos, Central Motor Park which is also located close to a military checkpoint.
The blasts were said to have been 200 meters apart and are said to have occurred just before 5pm. It is also notable that there was a blast last year on this same stretch of road.
Boko Haram have been employing the use of suicide bombers since the military offensive against the sect put them on the defensive.
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