Nigeria, May 27 -- An explosion occurred on Monday near Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, resulting in one death and one injury.

Eyewitnesses said the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) hidden in a rubber container. The person who died is believed to have been a suicide bomber who may have been attempting a larger attack but was stopped before he could carry it out.

A military officer at the scene confirmed, "The man, suspected to be a suicide bomber, died in the explosion caused by a device in a rubber can near Mogadishu Barracks."

However, military officials have not ruled out the possibility that the explosion was triggered by a phone device instead of a traditional IED.

The FCT Polic...