No fewer than nineteen persons have been reportedly killed after an Improvised Explosive Device, exploded at a local joint in the Kawuri community, Konduga Local government area of Borno State.
The incident, which occurred yesterday, also injured an unspecified number of residents.
The explosive device was suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents causing chaos in the North-East.
It could be recalled that similar incidents have been happening in the last few days, with several persons, including seven Nigerian soldiers killed.
A government official, who confirmed the latest incident to newsmen, said the bomb went off around 8:05 pm at a local tea joint where the villagers gathered for a night chat, adding that dozens of people also got injured.
The development came hours before the scheduled nationwide protests over hunger in Nigeria.
