A blast from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Sunday claimed two lives in Dahlehi Community in the Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State in north-eastern Nigeria.The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Mohammed Jibrilla, who confirmed the development in Yola, said that he incident occurred when some youths lit fire to warm themselves because of the cold weather , but mistakenly added a leather object they picked by the roadside containing a strange object.
He said the leather object suspected to be an abandoned IED exploded, killing two of the youths.
“The development was followed by an explosion which killed one person on the spot while the second died shortly before admission at the Yola Specialist Hospital.
“Two other injured youths are now on admission in the hospital,” he said.
Jibrilla advised the public to be vigilant and to report any strange object to the authorities.
Maiha Local Government was one of the local governments recovered recently from the insurgents by the Nigerian military.
When contacted, the Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Othman Abubakar, confirmed the incident but did not give details.