FOUR KILLED, 10 INJURED IN ANOTHER BOMB BLAST IN BORNO
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Agency report
Four travellers lost their lives and 10 others sustained injuries on Wednesday after a bomb explosion in Komala village, located along the Maiduguri–Damboa Road in Borno State.
The blast occurred around 3:30 p.m. when a Suzuki pick-up truck drove over an improvised explosive device (IED).
Confirming the incident to our correspondent, the spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said the injured victims were taken to the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for medical treatment.
“I confirm that the incident happened. Four persons died and 10 sustained various degrees of injuries.
“They have been taken to the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri,” he said.
Travellers said the explosion caused a major gridlock, delaying movement for hours.
“We met serious gridlock before we were able to pass,” a passenger said.
This comes barely two months after a similar IED attack on the same route claimed eight lives and injured 11 others.
Following the April 12 attack, the police reported, “A Hummer bus with registration number Jigawa MMR144 stepped on an IED planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Komala village in Konduga LGA.”
Authorities continue to investigate the recurrence of deadly IEDs on the busy Maiduguri–Damboa corridor.
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