A bomb explosion has killed two people and injured four others in Borno State.
The incident occurred on Monday evening in the Konduga Local Government Area.
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Local media outlets reported that six boys unknowingly brought the device into the town as scrap metal.
The bomb went off as the boys were moving toward Ajari, a village in the local government area.
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The injured were taken to General Hospital Konduga for treatment. As of press time, police had yet to confirm the attack.
In a related development earlier Monday, the police recovered an unexploded ordnance (UXO) in a farmland in the Dikwa Local Government Area.
According to police spokesperson, Nahum Daso, the discovery followed a tip from a farmer, Babagana Kachalla, who reported a suspicious object on his land.
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A team deployed by Police Commissioner Naziru Abdulmajid identified the material as a 2.2-meter-long cluster bomb unit (CBU).
The police reported zero casualties while organising a safety training session on handling explosive hazards for residents.
