Boko Haram straps 12-year-old cattle rearer and his brother with bomb, one killed

A 12-year-old Fulani cattle breeder, Gambo Bukar, was killed in a bomb blast at Muna Delti area of Jere Local Government Council of Borno State on Saturday.
A witness, Grema Bana, said the incident occurred at about 4:45pm in one of the pastoralist hamlets in the area.
Bana said that the deceased and his brother, Umar Bukar, 8, were returning home after taking out the cattle to a nearby forest for grazing.
According to him, an Improvised Explosive Devise was said to have been strapped to one of the boys by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
He said: “The bomb detonated at the entrance of the boys’ residence.
“One of them was killed and the other sustained serious injuries.
“The wounded boy was referred to the Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri for medical attention.”
A competent source at the State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the incident.
The source said only the two boys were affected in the blast.
It added that the Agency had deployed Emergency Rapid Response team to evacuate the dead and provide immediate medical assistance to the injured.
The spokesman of the Borno State Police Command, ASP Victor Isuku, confirmed the development in a statement.
Isuku said: “Yesterday 15/7/2017, at about 1000hrs, two boys, Gambo Bukar and Umar Bukar, aged 10 and 8yrs respectively, Fulani by tribe, of Dalti village in Jere LGA, outskirt of Maiduguri, went out for grazing at Baram and Tamsongamdu villages in Mafa LGA.
“They came in contact with Boko Haram terrorists elements. Gambo Bukar was strapped with IED vest and set free.
“They returned home at about 1600hrs of same day, and failed to disclose their encounter with the terrorists.
“In the process of unstrapping the vest, the IED exploded killing Gambo Bukar alone, while Umar Bukar sustained injuries and was hospitalized. Scene was visited and the area rendered safe by police EOD team. Normalcy has since been restored to the area.”