There was a chaotic moment at the Buni Yadi Cattle Market in Yobe State on Friday after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in the market exploded and injured a minor hawking sachet water in the market.
NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) reports Captain Mohammed Shehu, Spokesperson of the sector disclosed this in Damaturu.
He, however, said another IED planted at the market was defused successfully by troops of Sector II Joint Task Force in the North-East Operation “Hadin Kai”.
Captain Shehu said the IED was planted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, targeting vigilante members.
Also confirming the incident, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Spokesman of the Police Command in the State, said the 12-year-old victim sustained a fracture in her leg as a result of the explosion.
According to him, the victim is receiving treatment for the injury at a hospital.
He called on the citizenry to always report suspicious persons or objects to security agents for action.
Buni Yadi, is about 54km from Damaturu, the State capital.