Bauchi — The Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed that a young man carrying explosives and a pistol who blew up himself yesterday in Bauchi has died while receiving treatment.

A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Idris Abdullahi Abubakar stated that "Upon search at the scene by police bomb expert, it was discovered that the unidentified man was hit by an IED he was carrying. On search his person, Police recovered one revolver pistol, with five rounds of ammunition and he was rushed to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital but died in the course of treatment"

DSP Abubakar added that "prior to his death the bomber confirmed that he was a member of the Boko Haram sect".