File photo: Sokoto State Map
A passenger has been confirmed dead while several others sustained injuries after a commercial vehicle struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device allegedly planted by bandits along the Kurawa–Sabon Birni road in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday as the vehicle was conveying commuters from neighbouring communities to Sabon Birni town.
A security analyst, Bashir Altine Guyawa, who disclosed the incident on his Facebook page, said the vehicle unknowingly ran over the explosive device during a routine morning trip.
“A passenger vehicle conveying commuters to Sabon Birni this morning struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) allegedly planted by loyalists of a notorious bandit leader along the Kurawa–Sabon Birni road,” Guyawa stated.
