16 passengers feared killed, 20 others injured as vehicle runs over IED planted by terrorists in Borno

16 persons were feared dead and 20 others injured when a commercial vehicle drove over an Improvised Explosive Device suspected to have been planted by the ISWAP terrorist group in the Baga -Kukawa Road in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.

 

Credible military intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, that the incident occurred on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. 

 

Although Makama reported 10 feared dead, credible sources told Punch they were no fewer than 16.

 

7Div spokesman, Lt Col Ajemusu Jingina, said, “I will not comment on the incident, as the location falls under the jurisdiction of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, which is headquartered in Ndjamena, Chad Republic.” 

 

However, a resident of Baga, Bukar Wakil, told the publication that the terror group planted the IED with the intent to kill troops. 

 

“We heard that the IED was planted with the intent of killing troops, but the unfortunate commercial vehicle drove over it before any military vehicle did, killing about 16 people and injuring about 20, mainly passers-by,” the source said.