Nigeria: How explosion killed nine-year-old child of suspected Boko Haram member

A nine-year-old boy was on Monday killed and his teenage brother injured by an explosive device they had taken to an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, Borno State for their father.

The kids had taken the device from Bama on the instruction of their father who is a suspected member of Boko Haram.

The incident has exacerbated residents’ concern about their safety.

Bama, the second largest town in Borno, is 72 km from Maiduguri. It is one of the local government areas in the state worst affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.