Breaking: Explosion Rocks APC-controlled State, Deaths Recorded

• An object suspected to be a bomb killed at least four people in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria, on Friday, June 27
• The victims were reportedly on their way to the popular Buniyadi market when their vehicle stepped on the suspected improvised explosive device (IED)
• Legit.ng has reported extensively on the ongoing security challenges in Yobe state, including the impact of Boko Haram and banditry on the population, displacement, and food security

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Gujba, Yobe state - A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) killed four people and injured 21 others on Friday, June 27, along Katarko-Goniri Road in Gujba local government area (LGA) of Yobe state.

As reported by Channels Television, the victims were mostly from Gotala community.

Bomb explosion kills people in Yobe

Those affected were reportedly on their way to the popular Buniyadi market when their vehicle stepped on the suspected IED. The road where the tragedy happened was said to be in poor condition.

Legit.ng gathered that the corpses of the four individuals killed in the explosion have been taken home for burial, per traditional rites. Those injured are currently receiving medical treatment at the specialist hospital and Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu.

Gotala community is located at the fringes of the Sambisa forest, where the suspected Boko Haram insurgents have been operating for many years.

Bombings and killings by outlaws have brought cities in Yobe to a virtual standstill. Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group are being blamed for a year of shootings and bombings that have shattered what little confidence there once was.

While gains like the liberation of previously-affected territories have been recorded by the Nigerian military, Boko Haram continues to adjust, employing guerrilla tactics, and, of recent, deploying drones, which the military high command brushed away as “toys.”

The terrorists are also leveraging local grievances to maintain their grip. They have diversified their operations, targeting both rural areas and key highways, making travel perilous and disrupting economic activities.

As of the time of this report, the military has yet to issue an official statement on the latest attack in Gujba.

Yobe explosion: Victims' relatives speak

Meanwhile, the loved ones of the victims urged the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC-led) state to, as a matter of urgency, reconstruct the "dilapidated road".

According to them, this will avert the wicked activities of the insurgents.

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Explosion in Buni Yadi, Yobe state

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that an explosion occurred at the Buni Yadi market in Yobe state, suspected to be caused by a planted IED.

The explosion injured a girl, according to a resident of Buni Yadi, Ali Hassan.

Captain Muhammad Shehu, spokesman for the Sector 2 Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, confirmed the incident and stated that another IED was discovered and successfully detonated by the Army.

Source: Legit.ng