Police are now patrolling the area, urging residents to go home
At least 32 people have been killed in bomb blasts in central Nigeria.
The bombs were detonated during Christmas Eve celebrations near the city of Jos. No group has said it carried out the attacks.
The blasts happened in an area that has seen up to 1,000 people killed this year in sectarian clashes.
In a separate development, at least six people have died in attacks on churches by suspected Islamists in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri.
Gregory Yenlong, a spokesman for Nigeria's Plateau state, said there had been long-standing threats against the region's Christian community.
"For the past two weeks there have been threats to disrupt Christmas celebrations in Jos," Mr Yenlong told Bloomberg news agency.
About 74 people were wounded in the bomb blasts. Some are in a critical condition….
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