Mine kills eight Nigerian soldiers in Borno
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aminiya
Eight Nigerian soldiers were killed when a mine targeting their vehicle exploded in Kinuba village, Borno State, near the Cameroon border. Security sources cited by AFP accuse ISWAP fighters, while a member of a self-defence force was injured.
A mine killed eight Nigerian soldiers when their patrol vehicle ran over an explosive device in Kinuba village, Borno State, according to security sources cited by AFP. The explosion occurred on Saturday, about 25 kilometres from Gamboru, near the border with Cameroon. The sources suspect that ISWAP fighters, a jihadist group affiliated with Islamic State, buried the mine.
A regional military official said the eight soldiers aboard the vehicle died instantly. Ibrahim Liman, a member of a self-defence group supporting the army in its fight against armed groups, also confirmed the death toll.
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