One Dead, Two Injured as Suicide Bomber Detonates Device

Two persons have been injured following the detonation of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) by a suicide bomber in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday.

This was made known by ASP Daso Nahum, the command’s public relations officer to journalists on Monday.

”The male suicide bomber, who was suspected to be heading to the mosque, detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) close to the roundabout, killing himself.

”Two passersby who were wounded by the explosive were immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment.

”A combined team of security personnel were immediately deployed to the scene of the incident to restore normalcy,” he said.

Mr Nahum said the incident occurred at about 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, when the Muslim faithful were observing their night prayers and urged residents to be vigilant of their surroundings.

”People should make sure that they are vigilant and should not hesitate to report any suspicious moves to the security agencies,” he said.

(NAN)