Landmine explosion kills 2 soldiers in Borno

Just two weeks after a deadly IED attack by Boko Haram claimed the lives of eight civilians, violence has erupted again along the volatile Maiduguri-Damboa highway in Borno State.

On Tuesday at about 11:00 a.m., two Nigerian soldiers were killed when a landmine exploded near Nyeliri, an abandoned village in Konduga Local Government Area. The soldiers were part of a military escort leading a convoy through the high-risk route when the blast occurred.

The Maiduguri-Damboa road, which has remained under partial use with daily security escorts, continues to be a dangerous stretch due to repeated insurgent attacks.

Just last week, on Friday, April 25, six charcoal hawkers were killed in Mulgoi area. Similarly, on Sunday, April 27, two farmers were murdered by Boko Haram terrorists at Kanama Road in Damboa LGA, while clearing their farms in preparation for the rainy season.

Confirming Tuesday’s incident, the District Head of Damboa, Alhaji Lawan Maina, said, “Two soldiers were killed,” describing the renewed Boko Haram attacks as alarming and largely unchallenged.

Also reacting, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) called on the Federal Government to provide the military with more sophisticated weapons to end the rampant killings and destruction in the region.