No fewer than four travellers were killed and 10 others injured on Wednesday following a bomb explosion at Komala village along the Maiduguri–Damboa Road in Borno State.
Around 3:30 p.m., a Suzuki pickup truck collided with an improvised explosive device.
Borno State Police Command spokesperson ASP Nahum Daso confirmed the incident to newsmen, stating that the injured people had been transported to the state Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for 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 stated that the bomb explosion caused a major gridlock, delaying movement for hours.
“We met serious gridlock before we were able to pass,” a passenger told the press.
This comes just two months after a similar IED strike along the same road killed eight people and injured eleven more.
Following the April 12 attack, police stated that “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 are still investigating the recurrence of deadly IEDs along the bustling Maiduguri-Damboa highway.
