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IED explosion in Borno State

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device

Victims

6

Wounded

Date

July 3, 2023

What happened

A roadside mine planted on the Maiduguri/Bama road has killed six people in Borno State. Five passengers and the driver were killed when the vehicle they were traveling in ran over the device. A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed that the incident occurred on a rural road between Bama and Kauwuri communities in Konduga Local Council.

Where it happened

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