
He was said to have concealed the bomb in his backpack. "On June 19, at about 5.05pm, an anonymous caller informed the Divisional Police Officer, Township, Bauchi, that there was an explosion opposite ANPP Secretariat along Gombe road, Bauchi.
“The police went to the scene and on arrival, a young man was found at the scene seriously injured. Upon search by the police bomb experts, it was discovered that the unidentified man was hit by an improvised explosive device he was carrying.
“We recovered one revolver pistol and five rounds of life ammunition on him... The bomber was rushed to the ATBUTH but died in the course of treatment. Before his d*ath, the suicide bomber confirmed that he was member of Boko Haram Islamic sect," the police said in a statement by the state PRO, Idris Abubakar
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