ABUJA – Dozens of people were reportedly killed after a truck carrying food items and passengers hit an explosive device in a town in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, security sources said Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday when the truck traveling along Gamboru Ngala, a town linking Nigeria with neighboring Cameroon and Chad, hit an improvised explosive device planted along the road, resulting in casualties, including children, a senior security officer, who asked to be anonymous due to not being authorized to speak on the development, told Xinhua over the phone.
“More than 26 people were killed, and at least five were injured. Some of them were seriously burned in the blast,” the security source said, noting that the casualties, mainly passengers, passersby, and residents, were trapped in a fire that erupted following the blast.
Neither the government nor security agencies have commented officially on the incident, but a senior police officer told Xinhua that an investigation is underway.
XINHUA
