Seven passengers were killed, thursday, when an improvised explosives device (IED)planted along Gwoza-Madagali road exploded when a bus conveying them got to the spot where the bomb was placed.
Gwoza-Madagali is an inter-state road connecting Borno and Adamawa state.
It was gathered that the road has been closed after the unfortunate incident by security operatives as the anti-bomb team are combing the area for explosives.
According to a reliable security source, who spoke to our Correspondent on condition of anonimity said, ” at about 0700hours of Thursday, some insurgents planted IEDs in Kutura village along the Gwoza- Madagali federal highway which exploded with a Toyota Bus conveying passengers where seven of them died on the spot, while three others sustained injuries.
He gave the name of some of the deceased as; Suleh Adamu, aged 43, Zakariya Shuaibu 40, Bako Suleiman 35, Lami Baba 40 and Mohammed Maikanwa a 50 year-old man from Damagaram town of Niger
The Police Commissioner of Borno state, Mr. Lawal Tanko confirmed the incident when contacted on phone.
Tanko said, ” Yes we received an information from the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Gwoza Local government area that a bus conveying passengers stumbled on a Bomb planted by the side of the federal highway in Kutura village killing 7 passengers on the spot.”
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