An improvised device exploded at a beer parlor in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, on Sunday night, killing one and injuring seven others.
The explosion occurred around 7:20pm at Abasha Gidan Amarya drinking joint, throwing residents of the area into pandemonium.
This is coming barely five days after Boko Haram killed 10 persons in a beer parlor in Geidam.
The 7 injured people in the recent explosion are currently receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital, Gashua.
The Spokesman of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, Nigerian Army, Kennedy Anyanwu, confirmed the incident but said contrary to what some residents think, the explosion was caused by a cooking gas cylinder.
Anyanwu said, “Our men on the ground have told us that the preliminary investigation shows it’s a cooking gas that caused the explosion.
“Due to the current heat being experienced in the state, the possibility of a gas explosion is high especially if it’s not well attended to. It’s not a Boko Haram attack.”
