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 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 one of them said while pleading anonymity.

It was said to have contained about one kilogramme of explosives and was about 22 cm long and cylindrical in shape.

This is coming as a 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 communal clashes.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for Plateau State, Abu Emmanuel, Said he need more time to ascertain what occurred near the school.

Just barely two week ago a loud explosion that was heard in the city centre was said not to have been a bomb.