2 KILLED AS EXPLOSION HITS ADAMAWA

So sad. 2 people are reported to be dead as an explosion suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) rocked Dahlehi Community in the Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa today.
The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Mohammed Jibrilla, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola.  According to him,  the incident occurred when some youths lit fire to warm themselves because of hammatan cold 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 police are yet to release more details on the incident.