Roadside bomb kills five in outskirts of Biu town
(Nigeria) The Nigerian military, has said that five persons
were killed by an improvised device close to a military checkpoint in the outskirts
of Biu town, Borno State on Sunday.
Colonel Sani Usman, acting Director Army Public Relations in
a statement said “At 8.15a.m., today (Sunday) a tricycle, known as “Keke NAPEP”
unknowingly stepped on an Improvise Explosive Device (IED) planted by the side
of Biu -Damboa road close to a military
checkpoint at the outskirts of Biu town, Borno State.
“Unfortunately, the IED exploded instantly killing four
persons comprising of a woman with her baby and two other male adults. Three other persons were injured including a
soldier and they were immediately evacuated
to Biu General Hospital. We regret to state that the injured soldier also died
at the hospital.
“The general area has been cordoned off and Explosive
Ordinance Device, EOD, team from Forward Operation Base, FOB, in Buratai have been mobilized to carryout
further search of the area. Preliminary investigations shows that the IED was
buried long time ago undetected. It exploded when the tricycle erroneously
stepped on it.
“We commiserate with the families of the victims of this sad
incident. This unfortunate development has brought to the fore, the need for
more security consciousness and vigilance among all. We would like to reiterate
that the explosion would not deter us from seeing to the end of Boko Haram
terrorists wherever they might be hiding through our ongoing clearance
operations.
“We want to use this opportunity to solicit for more
cooperation from the members of the public to enable us succeed in the fight
against the remnants of these criminal elements going by the appellation “Boko
Haram terrorists,” the statement added.
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