A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was on Wednesday discovered at the New Bussa General Hospital in Borgu LGA of Niger State.
A resident of New Bussa told our correspondent that the explosive device was spotted by one of the security personnel at the hospital. He reportedly alerted conventional security operatives who confirmed it to be an explosive device.
Another resident, who did not want his name mentioned, told Daily Trust that experts from the bomb disposal unit of the Nigeria Police Force successfully diffused the device before taking it away for destruction.
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Source: Daily Trust News
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