Hours before the nationwide protests tagged “#ENDbadGovernance” in Nigeria, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at a local joint in the Kawuri community of Konduga Local government area of Borno State, killing no fewer than 19 persons.
Nigerian youths have concluded plans to stage mass protests across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, beginning from today, Thursday.
Also an unspecified number of residents were injured in the incident which occurred on Wednesday.
The explosive device was suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents causing chaos in the North-East.
A government official, who confirmed the incident, said the bomb went off around 8:05 pm at a local tea joint where the villagers gathered for a night chat.
“We saw corpses of 19 people with an unspecified number of civilians injured. The injured were evacuated to an undisclosed hospital in Maiduguri for treatment.
“Nobody can say exactly how it happened, but we suspected that the bomb was planted, not a suicide attack,” the source said.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has commended officers for the discovery and detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
In a statement signed by the Police PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Egbetokun said the incident happened on Wednesday along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja in Lagos State and urged members of the public to remain alert and report unusual behaviour.
The statement read in part: “Where one encounters an unfamiliar or suspicious object, please do not touch or move it. Rather, keep a safe distance and immediately inform the Police.
“Nigeria Police is working tirelessly to investigate further the source of the bearers of the IED planted in Lagos, dismantle their plans and apprehend those involved, the cooperation of well-meaning members of the public is vital in these critical times”.
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