The community where Senate President, Ahmed Lawan hails from was left in fear on Sunday night after a yet to be identified deadly device exploded in Gashua, the hometown of the Senate President Ahmed Lawan.
Gashua is situated in Bade Local Government Area, about 188 kilometres away from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
The Sunday night explosion according to reports, occurred at a beer parlour in the Abasha area of the town when the Muslim faithful were observing late evening prayers.
A resident of the community who confided in Daily Post, said they were praying in the mosques around 8:00 pm when they heard the disturbing noise of the explosive device suspected to be an IED.
One person reportedly died in the incident while at least seven others sustained various degrees of injuries.
The source who preferred anonymity said that the injured were immediately rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Gashua for medical treatment.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as at the time of this report.
There are, however, suspicions that the attack was carried out by members of the dreaded Boko Haram group.
Terrorists of the Islamic State in West African Province, ISWAP recently claimed the responsibility for some attacks in the Northern part of the country.
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