According
to a statement issued by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel
Sani Kukasheka Usman, at about 8.15 am today a tricycle, known as 'Keke NAPEP'
unknowingly stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the side
of Biu -Damboa road close to a military checkpoint at the outskirts of Biu
town, Borno State.
The
statement revealed that unfortunately, the IED exploded instantly killing four
people comprising of a woman with her baby and two other male adults.
It
added that three other people 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 mobilised further to carry
out a search of the area.
"Preliminary
investigations shows that the IED was buried a 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 members of
the public to enable us to succeed in the fight against the remnants of these
criminal elements going by the appellation Boko Haram terrorists."
Source: Sahara
Reporters
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