No fewer than seven Nigerian Army operatives have been confirmed dead after their vehicle struck an explosive suspected to have been planted by terrorists along the Gamboru Ngala-Maiduguri Road in Borno State.
On Thursday morning, the vehicle carrying armed soldiers reportedly hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the Gamboru Ngala-Maiduguri Road in Borno State.
The Army reportedly received a distress call early Thursday morning that Boko Haram terrorists were attacking a neighboring community, prompting them to mobilize quickly for a rescue mission.
In response to the Boko Haram siege, the commandant ordered the deployment of three vehicles carrying armed soldiers to the community. Tragically, one of the vehicles struck an electro-explosive device (EED) in the Mugunu area of Maiduguri, resulting in the deaths of all but one soldier on board.
This is not the first time Boko Haram has planted IEDs in the area. A resident of Gamboru Ngala reported that many vehicles travelling on the road have been damaged by such devices.
SaharaReporters obtained distressing videos and images showing soldiers grappling with the gruesome task of recovering and reassembling the dismembered remains of their comrades, who were tragically killed by an explosive device on Thursday morning.
A military source said: “They (referring to the deceased soldiers) were called that a neighbouring community is under attack by Boko Haram.
“So their commandant said they should go. So they moved with the commandant around 5 am (on Thursday) in a convoy. The first and second vehicles passed, his own was the third, the EED device exploded and scattered all of them in the vehicle. They were seven.”
“We are waiting for their official call because they said they would look for their parts and pack them to the morgue and attach their service number before they contact family members of the deceased soldiers,” the source added.
At the time of filing this report, information about the identities of the deceased remained limited. However, reliable sources have confirmed to SaharaReporters that one of the victims has been identified as Luke, a native of Cross River State.
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