The police in Borno State on Thursday said nine people were killed while 20 others were injured when Boko Haram detonated an Improvised Explosive Device in Kawuri in the Konduga Local Government Area.
The Commissioner Police, Yusuf Lawan who disclosed this during an interview in Maiduguri, said the incident occurred in a market place at about 8pm on Wednesday.
Mr 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 Healthcare Centre.
He said that the Police Explosive Ordnance Device team was deployed to the scene to protect the area from further bombs.
He added that normalcy was restored, and joint security teams were on cautious alerts.
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