The attack was confirmed by Borno State Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu saying "at about quarter to nine, yesterday night, a loud explosion was heard at Abacahri village, along Damboa/Chibok road.
The DPO mobilised with our men from the SARS and civilian JTF to the scene and found twenty people dead and 48 others injured. Some of the bodies were found chattered, indicating that the explosion came from an explosive device”.
Chukwu said further that the police is yet to confirm if the explosion was as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) or a rocket-propelled grenade.
The injured persons have since been rushed to Damboa General hospital while some others were conveyed to the Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri for specialists’ attention.
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