Eight feared dead in Borno landmine explosion

Eight feared dead in Borno landmine explosion

No fewer than eight persons have been reported dead with many others injured when two commercial vehicles stepped on landmines along Ngala-Dikwa road in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.Daily Trust reports that the incident occurred around 10:30 am around Kinewba village in Ngala about 15 kilometers away from Maiduguri.According the report, a security source said that the two vehicles involved in the incident were damaged beyond repairs.“The vehicles left Ngala around 900:am while the incident occurred about 15 kilometers away. Eight civilians feared dead including two children, and several others were critically wounded in the landmines blast,” he said.Another source, a top civilian JTF, said the two vehicles, an Izuzu van and a lorry, stepped on the bomb and nearly all the passengers feared dead.

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 - NigerianEye

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