The Spokesperson to Assistant Superintendent of Police, Borno Command, Nahun Daso, who confirmed this, said the improvised explosive device, IED, was detonated at a food joint, where the attacker targeted residents who had gathered in a large number to buy food.

Daso also noted that the body of the suicide bomber was severely dismembered by the blast, with only the head recovered from the scene.


“Following the incident, a joint response team comprising the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear, EOD-CBRN Unit, Military, Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, and local hunters was deployed to the scene,” he added.

The spokesperson stated that the area was cordoned off and thoroughly searched for other possible explosive devices, but none was found.