Terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a bar in Taraba State.
Police said three people died and 19 were injured on Tuesday when an explosive device went off at a bar outside Jalingo, capital of Taraba state.
State policeman Usman Abdullahi said on Thursday that three of the injured had died, bringing the death toll to six.
In a statement released in Arabic on Wednesday, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) said it had detonated the bomb, “killing and wounding nearly 30 Christians and damaging the bar.”