One injured as IED explodes in Yobe cattle market
Troops of Sector II Joint Task Force in the North-East Operation “Hadin Kai” on Friday said an IED planted at the Buni Yadi Cattle Market in Yobe exploded, injuring a minor who was hawking sachet water.
Mohammed Shehu, spokesperson for the sector, told journalists in Damaturu that the IED was planted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, targeting vigilante members.
He said troops defused another IED planted at the market.
Also confirming the incident, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, spokesman for 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 54 km from Damaturu, the state capital.
(NAN)
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