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A blast suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) claimed two lives in Dahlehi community, Maiha local government area of Adamawa state on Sunday.

Mohammed Jibrilla, the chairman of the local government, confirmed the development to NAN in Yola, capital of the state.

He said the incident occurred when some youths lit fire to warm themselves because of harmattan but mistakenly added a leather object they picked by the roadside, unknown to them that a strange object was there.

He said the leather object, suspected to be an abandoned IED, exploded, killing two people.

“The development was followed by an explosion which killed one person on the spot while the second died shortly before admission at the Yola Specialist Hospital,” he said.

“Two other injured youths are now on admission in the hospital.”

Jibrilla advised the public to be vigilant and also report any strange object to the appropriate authorities.

Maiha is one of the local governments that the military reportedly recovered from suspected Boko Haram insurgents.

When contacted, Othman Abubakar, public relations officer of the police in the state, also confirmed the incident but did not give details.