Abuja, April 3 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed and 15 others wounded in an explosion in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe, witnesses say. According to reports, the bomb went off near a bus station on Thursday.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, although Takfiri Boko Haram group often carry out similar attacks. The Takfiris have claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks and bombings in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of their deadly campaign in 2009, which has displaced over 1.5 million people.

The United Nations reports that Takfiri Boko Haram militants have killed over 7,300 civilians in Nigeria and neighboring countries since the beginning of 2014.