A seven-year-old boy has been injured after a suspected explosive device detonated in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
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It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 9 a.m. at Nayinawa forest in the Yobe State capital.
Confirming the incident, the Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer, Dungus Abdulkarim, said no life was lost to the explosion.
Abdulkarim disclosed that the injured boy has been rushed to a hospital in Damaturu, adding that the Anti-Bomb Squad has been deployed to the scene of the incident.
He stated that details of the explosion were still sketchy, promising to provide more information about the incident.
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