A detonated explosive device on Sunday left a seven-year-old Almajiri pupil injured at the Nayinawa forest area of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
The incident was said to have occurred around 9 am when a heavy sound was heard in the area causing residents to scamper for safety.
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The injured victim has since been rushed to a specialists’ hospital in Damaturu for medication.
Although the cause of the incident is still unclear, the Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe command, Dungus Abdulkarim told newsmen that Anti-Bomb Squad had been dispatched to scene of the incident.
Some eyewitnesses further claimed a chisel and knife were found on a mat where the incident happened.
Yobe is one of the states in the North-East affected by the over a decade-long Boko Haram insurgency.
It has yet to be ascertained if the explosion is linked to the insurgents.
