BREAKING: 20 Killed, 48 Injured As Explosion Rocks Borno Village
No fewer than twenty persons have been confirmed killed after an explosion in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The explosion is suspected to be an attack by suicide Boko Haram bombers.
Villagers in Abachari town, in Damboa Local Government Area, were observing the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations when the explosion occurred on Saturday evening.
The attack was confirmed to Channels Television by Borno State Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu.
“At about quarter to nine, yesterday night, a loud explosion was heard at Abacahri village, along Damboa/Chibok road. The DPO mobilised with our men from the SARS and civilian JTF to the scene and found twenty people dead and 48 others injured.
“Some of the bodies were found chattered, indicating that the explosion came from an explosive device,” Chukwu said.
source channelnews