10 Feared Dead, 20 injured In Borno As Motorists Climb ISWAP IEDs

 By: Zagazola Makama 

A commercial vehicle traveling on the Baga road in Kukawa LGA of Borno has reportedly exploded, killing 10 passengers and injuring 20.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the lake Chad region, that the vehicle exploded after running into a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Wednesday.

The IED was believed to have been laid for the troops of Sector 3 Operation Hadin Kai, around the Mosquito camp by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The injured victims were taken to Monguno where they are receiving treatment.