A bomb exploded at Lugda village of Mahia local government area of Adamawa state on Sunday morning, killing one person and many other were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries.
An eyewitness accounts revealed that the improvised explosive device, IEDS was suspected to be abandoned by the Boko Haram insurgents during their reigned in the area before they were chased out of the area by the combined efforts of the military and the local Hunter. s
Mahia local government area had been one of the areas captured by the Boko Haram insurgents and hoisted their flag before it was recaptured from their control by the military and the hunters.
The eyewitness said the unfortunate incident happened on Sunday at about 6:30am while the victims were warming their bodies with the local firewood due to harmattan when one of them sighted a nylon bag with a content hence picked it unknowingly dropped it in the fire.
Our source said as soon as one of the victims of the bomb blast dropped it into the fire a loud explosion occurred and resulted in killing one and injuring others who were later rushed to the federal medical center yola for treatment.
Confirming the incident Adamawa state police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Othman Abubakar explained that the situation happened as a result of the ignorance of the victims who acted foolishly without finding out what was the content of the nylon bag before throw it into fire.
Abubakar therefore charged the public to be watchful and vigilant and to avoid touching anything strange.
He also stressed the need for the public to assist security agent with useful information so as prevent the repeat such ugly occurrence.
