Eight passengers reportedly killed as two commercial vehicles hit landmine in Borno

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According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred around 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, around Kinewba village in Ngala

 

The landmine attack reportedly happened about 15 kilometers away from Maiduguri, the state capital.

 

A security source disclosed 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.

 

A top civilian JTF source 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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