A seven-year-old boy has been injured after a suspected explosive device detonated in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
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.
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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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