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.