Troops discover, detonate IED planted along Borno highway

Troops of the Nigerian Army person averted a imaginable onslaught aft discovering and detonating an improvised explosive device, IED, planted on the Damboa-Bulabulin-Maiduguri Road successful Borno State.

The cognition was carried retired by troops of 25 Brigade, Sector 2, successful collaboration with section vigilantes, during a route-dominance patrol and escort of civilian vehicles.

This was disclosed successful a station connected X by Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region.

Security sources said the explosive instrumentality was discovered astatine astir 1:30 p.m. connected November 2, 2026, astir 5 kilometres earlier the Kumala checkpoint.

Following the discovery, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal squad was deployed to the determination and successfully detonated the device.

The troops subsequently proceeded to the Kumala checkpoint and continued their information operations.

No casualty was recorded during the operation.

The find and clearance of the IED signifier portion of ongoing subject efforts to unafraid large roads, support ci...