Gazali said further that the bomb involved had been recovered from Boko Haram and was being kept as an exhibit.

“Policemen were mostly affected and we don’t know the actual casualties for now as the place is not yet safe for us to go in,” he said.

The blast is also said to have affected the walls of a primary school near the station, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

According to the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmad Sajoh, some pupils had sustained minor injuries and had been treated and discharged from hospital.

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