Some Nigerian troops fighting the terrorist Boko Haram group in the North-East were Saturday morning caught in an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device planted by the sect, according to a report by PREMIUM TIMES.
The troops, who are of the 122 Task Force Battalion, Pulka, in Borno State, ran into the land mine between Banki junction and Bama as they conducted escort patrol from Pulka to Maiduguri.
The incident which occurred at about 9:10 a.m. had five members of the detachment severely injured and evacuated immediately to Bama for first aid by a patrol team from Bama.
“The distance between Bama and Banki junction is just 7km,” a military analyst said. “There are troops deployed in-between yet Boko Haram terrorists still sneak in and plant mines.
“They sneak in at night and plant the mines. They know troops would always move in the morning.”
take a hint from the American soldiers who have a trained sniper manning the place for 24 hours before members of the army can now be deployed on the road