At least 22 people were also wounded, most of them civilians, said provincial chief justice Ali Movahedi-Rad, cited by the judiciary's Mizan Online news outlet.

Two spectators died in central France on Saturday after being hit by a car that veered off the road during an auto rally, authorities said.

Nyesom Wike, has explained why he lent his support to the University of Port Harcourt when he served as the governor of Rivers State and later as a minister.