An improvised explosive device (IED)
planted by Islamist sect Boko Haram has
killed members of the Civilian Joint Task
Force (CJTF), reports from Borno State
said.
Two members of the local vigilante team
reportedly stepped on the bomb believed
to have been planted by insurgents along
Dikwa, Maiduguri road on Tuesday.
A CJTF member, Ahmadu Kachallah, said
the group searching for fleeing Boko
Haram fighters in the area when the
incident occurred.
He said: “While coming back from our
victorious trip, one of our vehicles
stepped on IED. The vehicle belonging to
members of CJTF Dikwa local
government was badly damaged and we
lost two of our members, while three
others who sustained injury are currently
receiving treatment at the state
specialist hospital, Maiduguri.
“As you can see, we are just coming
back from condolence to the families of
those we lost in the incident,” he said.
Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan, Borno state
Attorney General and Commissioner of
Justice and coordinator of the CJTF, has
consoled the families of the dead on
behalf of Government and people of the
northeast state.
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