Boko Haram have detonated an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), in Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State killing nine people while leaving 20 others injured.
The Commissioner of Police, Yusuf Lawan disclosed this in an interview in Maiduguri on Thursday.
Lawan said the incident occurred in a marketplace at about 8pm on Wednesday.
He added that response teams were quickly dispatched to the scene to evacuate the injured victims for treatment while the corpses were taken to Primary Health Care Center.
He said that the Police Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) team was deployed to the scene to protect the area from further bombs
He added that normalcy was restored, and joint security teams are on cautious alerts.