An explosion, suspected to be caused by a planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED), occurred at the popular Buni Yadi market in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, Nigeria on Friday. Channels Television reported that a resident of Buni, Ali Hassan, said the incident happened around 12:30 pm, injuring a girl. The name of the girl and her current state of health have yet to be disclosed.
The spokesman of the Sector 2 Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Muhammad Shehu, also confirmed the incident, stating that another IED planted in the market was discovered and successfully defused by the Army.
He further explained that the only victim of the explosion is currently receiving treatment at one of the health facilities in Buni Yadi. Captain Shehu emphasized that the incident was a planted IED and not a suicide bombing.
Buni Yadi, located 54 kilometers from Damaturu, the state capital, north of Nigeria was the most severely affected local government area in Yobe State during the two years it was under Boko Haram insurgent control.
