Borno State Police Command says nine people were killed while 20 others were injured when Boko Haram detonated an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, in Kawuri, Konduga Local Government Area of the state.
The State Police Commissioner, Yusuf Lawan, made this known on Thursday in Maiduguri, saying that the incident occurred in a marketplace at about 8pm on Wednesday.
Lawan said that response teams were quickly dispatched to the scene to evacuate the injured victims for treatment while the corpses were taken to Primary Health Care Center.
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The police boss further stated that normalcy was restored, and joint security teams are on cautious alerts
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