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Protest: One killed, 11 injured in Borno explosion
One person was killed and 11 others sustained serious injuries in a bomb explosion in Borno State on Friday.
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this to journalists in Maiduguri, the state capital.
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He said the incident occurred during a protest against bad governance at Deribe Junction near the Federal Government Girls’ College Monguno (FGGC) Annex in Maiduguri.
The CP added that the injured victims were taken to the State Specialist Hospital Maiduguri for treatment while the corpse was given out for autopsy.
He said police swiftly deployed the personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD), Base 13, which probed the scene and rendered the area around a filling station safe.
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday infiltrated the protesters and killed four people protesters along the Baga Road in Maiduguri.
At least 34 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the incident.
Lawal said: “In a separate incident, a case of culpable homicide was reported in Biu local government area.
“One Muhammad Wakshama reported that his son-in-law, Ibrahim Bulama, had a misunderstanding with his wife, Maryam Ibrahim, and hit her with a stick on the head, resulting in serious injury.
“The victim was taken to the General Hospital, Biu, for treatment but she was confirmed dead on Thursday.
“The suspect was arrested and an exhibit was recovered while the investigation has commenced.”
The CP noted that the incidents brought the total number of deaths in the state to 17 in the past 48 hours, with many others injured.
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