Utibe Ekoson
A seven-year-old Almajiri pupil has been injured after a suspected explosive device detonated at Na-yi-na-wa forest area of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.The incident occurred yesterday when a heavy sound was heard in the area causing the residents to scamper for safety. However, there was no reported loss of life.Although the cause of the incident is still unclear, the Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe State, Dungus Abdulkarim told newsmen that the Anti-Bomb Squad has been dispatched to the scene of the incident.Meanwhile, the victim has since been rushed to a specialists hospital in Damaturu for treatment.Yobe State is one of the states in the North-East affected by over a decade-long Boko Haram insurgency.
