Hundreds of students and parents were on Thursday saved the agony of a bomb explosion.
This followed the defusing of a bomb said to have been planted near Tin City Primary School in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday by the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Nigeria Police.
The students have been dispersed.
The device was defused on Thursday with disposal experts saying that the fuse on the bomb had been lit, but went out before it could cause an explosion.
The homemade device could not be set off using remote control.
It contained about one kilogramme of explosives and was about 22 cm long and cylindrical in shape.
Early police investigations have suggested the device was supposed to blow up the cash machine outside the school.
This is coming as the team of Police Assistant Inspectors General in the seven zones of the police formation is in an interface dialogue with the traditional and community leaders in Jos to chart a way forward to end violent clashes.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for Plateaun State, Abu Emmanuel, kept saying he was yet to confirm.
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