Travellers’ vehicles step on bomb, terrorists attack Borno village

Some motorists and travellers were feared dead on Monday after stepping on Improvised Explosive Devices planted by members of the Boko Haram sect on the Maiduguri-Damboa-Chibok Road in Borno State.

This was confirmed by the Executive Chairman of the council area.

He added that terrorists also stormed Njilang village in Whuntafu ward of the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, killing three people.

Unconfirmed reports indicated that the motorists and passengers were travelling on the recently reopened Maiduguri-Damboa-Chibok-Askira/Uba road when trucks carrying food stepped on IEDs planted by the suspected terrorists.

Many people were reportedly injured.

However, sources and residents told Vanguard that the armed insurgents stormed Njilang at about 2.34am on Monday and opened fire on fleeing residents, killing three people and looting shops before torching residential houses.

Similarly, a passenger, Abubakar Usman, who survived the IEDs’ explosion, said, “The insurgents targeted some trucks conveying foodstuffs.”

The Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area said he was yet to get the full details of the attack.

He said, “Yes I received a distress call today (yesterday) that one of my communities, Njilang, was attacked by terrorists.

“Though details were still sketchy, some callers informed me that three people were killed while infrastructure was destroyed. Other versions revealed that more than four persons were killed in the unfortunate incident.”

Efforts to get confirmation from the state Police Public Relations Officer, Sani Shatambaya, proved abortive.