Panic As Bomb Explosion Kills Two At 200 Housing Estate Under Construction In Borno

Two persons have been tragically killed by improvised Explosive Device, IED, explosion in a 200 housing estate under construction in Dalwa, Borno State.

According to Channels Television, the incident occurred around 1pm on Wednesday about the time the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and his Yobe counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, were commissioning housing estates in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital.

A source told Channels Television that a similar incident occurred on Tuesday but with no details.

Dalwa is 175 kilometres from Maiduguri and is one of the many communities destroyed and displaced by the Boko Haram terrorists.