In a devastating incident in the Gubio local government area of Borno State, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated, resulting in the tragic death of six Quranic school pupils, commonly known as Almajiri in Hausa parlance.
The explosion occurred yesterday at approximately 2 pm when a metal scavenger unknowingly collected and stored various metallic items in a building close to a Tsangaya school.
According to reports from Vanguard, the collected metal turned out to be an abandoned undetonated IED, leading to a catastrophic explosion that claimed the lives of six children attending the Quranic school.
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The blast also caused severe bodily harm, adding to the already somber toll of the incident.
Efforts to obtain confirmation from security agencies on the details of the incident were unsuccessful, but a security source has confirmed the occurrence of the deadly blast.