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Landmines killed eleven persons, leaving five injured in Gamboru-Ngala and Dikwa local government areas of Borno.
The incident occurred when two vehicles drove over landmines State.
Those dead comprise nine personnel of the Civilian Joint Task Force, who died last Saturday, April 27 at Gamboru-Ngala Local Government Area, and two civilians, who died Saturday, May 4 at Dikwa Local Government Area.
Borno State CJTF spokesman, Bashir Abbas who made this disclosure added that, “Our personnel drove out of Ngala in the afternoon of last week Saturday; and just at the outskirts of the town, their vehicle drove over a landmine suspected to have been planted by terrorists.
“Nine of them died on the spot and two got serious injuries and were rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, as the vehicle was completely damaged.”
“At about 1pm today (Saturday, May 4), a Honda SUV drove over a landmine between Dikwa and Damno in Dikwa LGA, which blasted, killing two persons and injured three others, all civilians,” a credible Borno Police Command source revealed.
