Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) planted by Boko Haram terrorists had killed two traders and wounded four others on their way to a market in Adamawa State.
The traders met their deaths on Tuesday along Harang and Jibhuhwui villages of Hawul LGA of Borno to Garkida market, Adamawa State when the victims’ vehicle drove on the IEDs
The Borno State command police spokesperson, ASP Kenneth Daso, revealed this, adding that there were six people on board when the incident happened.
“The IEDs were suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram, and the pick-up van conveying the villagers to market in Garkida drove over it and it exploded.
“A 25-year-old Adama Yakubu died instantly, but the other passengers have been rushed to hospital for treatment,” he said.
He said police in collaboration with other security agencies are working to secure the area from any security threat while appealing to the locals to report suspicious activities.
However, a relative, who did not want to be named, said the locals of the two communities are being hit by the IEDs planted at night in rural roads.
He appealed to the security operatives to deploy more personnel and armament in the area, saying terrorist attacks in Damboa, Chibok and the fringes of Sambisa Forest were becoming worrisome.
