BREAKING: Boko Haram kills four people
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigerian army authority has announced that the improvise explosive device (IED) planted by the Boko Haram sect by the side of Biu -Damboa road exploded close to a military checkpoint at the outskirts of Biu town, Borno state.
This announcement was contaned in a statement issued by the army spokesman, Sani Usman.
According to the statement at about 8.15am on May 29 a tricycle, known as “Keke NAPEP”
unknowingly stepped on an IED.
It reads inter alia: “Unfortunately, the IED exploded instantly killing 4 persons comprising of a woman with her baby and
2 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”.
