Landmine explosion kills two soldiers on Borno road

Sources said, the deceased soldiers were among the landmine detectors escorting motorists and passengers before they met their untimely death in the line of duty.

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The road, which has been under partial use with a security escort on a daily basis, has remained a death trap following renewed Boko Haram attacks in the region.

Recall that on Friday 25/4/25, about six (6) charcoal hawkers who went to Mulgoi area were killed. Likewise, on Sunday, 27/4/25, at Kanama road, Damboa LGA, two (2) farmers who went to their farms for clearance in preparation for the rainy season were killed by Boko Haram.

Confirming the landmine explosion on Tuesday, the District Head of Damboa, Alhaji Lawan Maina, said, “two soldiers were killed”, describing the renewed Boko Haram attacks as alarming without confrontation.

Also lamenting, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) called on the federal government to provide the needed sophisticated weapons to the security agencies to end the rampant killings and destruction in the zone.

Landmine explosion kills two soldiers on Borno road