One Killed, Nine Injured as Vehicle Hits Suspected IED in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
One person was killed and nine others injured after a trailer conveying passengers struck a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) along the Komala village axis in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Police sources said the incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on July 2 when the trailer, driven by Isa Uba, was travelling from Maiduguri to Damboa.
The sources said the explosive device was suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along the route.
According to the sources, a passenger, Zannah Mulima, 26, from Ajari Ward in Damboa, died at the scene, while nine other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The injured were identified as Abdulkarim Jibrin, Hauwa Abubakar, Mustapha Mohammed Abba, Goni Bulama, Alhaji Goni Gajimi and Yagana Shettima, all of Damboa Town; Sani Mohammed Abdullahi of Abuja Sharaton, Maiduguri; Awana Mohammed of Dala, Maiduguri; and Abdulhamid Ali of Ngomari Airport, Maiduguri.
The sources said combined teams of the military, police tactical units, Explosive Ordnance Disposal-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) operatives, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and hunters were immediately deployed to the scene.
They said the injured victims were evacuated to hospital for treatment, while the body of the deceased was removed to the hospital, certified dead by a medical doctor and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
The sources added that EOD personnel rendered the scene safe after the explosion, while security forces had sustained combing operations in the area to prevent further attacks.
