Men of the Nigerian Army have discovered and successfully defused a planted Improvised Explosive Device at the popular Buni Yadi market in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
This comes after an explosion, suspected to be caused by a planted IED, has occurred at the popular market.
Channels Television reported that a resident of Buni, Ali Hassan said that the incident happened at around 12.30pm on Friday, injuring a girl.
The name of the girl and her current state of health has yet to be known
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the Sector 2 Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Muhammad Shehu, said another IED planted in the market was discovered and successfully defused by the Army.
He further explained that the only victim of the explosion is currently receiving treatment at one of the health facilities in Buni Yadi.
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He stressed the incident was a planted IED and not a suicide bombing incident.
Buni Yadi, located 54 kilometres from Damaturu, the state capital, was the most severely affected local government area in Yobe State during the two years it was under Boko Haram insurgent control.
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