On Thursday, security sources reported that a bomb detonated in a teahouse in a village in northeastern Nigeria, resulting in 19 deaths and injuring around 24 others.
The explosion that occurred Wednesday night in Kawuri village, Borno State, stands out as one of the most lethal in recent years in northeast Nigeria, a region where jihadist violence has been decreasing. Ibrahim Liman, a member of an anti-jihadist militia collaborating with the army, reported, that the blast at a teahouse around 8:00 pm resulted in 19 deaths and 27 injuries. This information was corroborated by two other militia members.