Aug. 19, 2025

Borno state Police command has confirmed an explosion in Konduga local government area which has claimed two lives and leaving four others injured.

This is coming hours after the recovery of an unexploded ordnance in Dikwa local government area of the State on Monday.

In a  statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nahum Daso on Tuesday, he said the discovery was made after a farmer, Babagana Kachalla alerted authorities of a suspicious object on his land.

A team deployed by the Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid identified the object as a 2.2 metre long cluster bomb unit which was safely secured and no casualties recorded.