Suspected terrorists kill two in road bombing, as bandits strike miners

A operator allegedly mislaid his beingness connected Sunday erstwhile his yam-laden conveyance ran implicit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) connected Lumma-Babanna Road successful Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.

The detonation reportedly occurred astir 2:00 p.m. connected Sunday, astatine a constituent on an alternate way created aft a span connected the Lumma-Babanna borderline to Benin Republic was precocious bombed.

It was gathered the IED was planted by suspected terrorists.

Earlier the aforesaid day, a motorcycle rider was changeable dormant by the assailants astatine the nonstop determination aft they planted the explosive.

This incidental follows a erstwhile onslaught connected March 23, 2026, astir 2:00 a.m., erstwhile suspected terrorists, believed to beryllium operating from Kainji National Park, detonated an explosive instrumentality and destroyed a span connecting Lumma-Babanna-New Bussa to Agwara communities.

Security agencies indicated that the bombing was intended to disrupt operations successful the country and let violent activities to proceed unchecked.

The span demolition has importantly disrupted economical activities, severing commercialized links betwixt communities successful the country and Benin Republic.

When contacted, the Niger State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed some the caller detonation and the earlier sidesplitting of the motorcycle rider.

In a abstracted incident, bandits reportedl...