By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – Eight persons have reportedly lost their lives on after a vehicle they were travelling in along Nuku and Woro was hit by an improvised explosive device IED in Niger State on Monday.
It was gathered that the vehicle stepped on the IED, which exploded and killed the seven occupants and the driver.
The IED was planted by terrorists who used a similar IED to destroy a bridge along Luma road, Borgu LGA, connecting Luma-Babana-Agwara communities causing commuters along the Babanna major border market that holds every Monday to be stranded.
Spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the bombing of the bridge, said a clearance operation was ongoing.
“On 23rd March 2026 at about 6.30 am, a report received revealed that on the same date at about 2 am, suspected terrorists within the park forest used an explosive device and bombed a bridge located along Luma road, Borgu LGA, connecting Luma-Babana-Agwara communities.
“It was discovered that the bridge was damaged by the hoodlums during security operations in the area.
“However, monitoring continues while clearance operation is intensified,” he said.