While the troops succeeded in diffusing some of the landmines during their operations, PRNigeria gathered that many innocent travellers have been killed, mostly from locally-manufactured IEDs.
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The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, raised the alarm in a statement on Monday.
The spokesman, Kaduna State Police Command, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The police said the explosives, including RPG Bomb and a hand grenade, were recovered at Afor Nnobi.
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said personnel of the Explosive Ordinance Device have successfully exhumed an Improvised Explosive Devices vest buried in a river in Konduga, Borno State.
Ali Goni was only 10 years old and in primary six when he was kidnapped in Bama.
The spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, said in a statement that the incident, which occurred in Gworza Local Government Area, happened when troops of 271 Task Force Battalion fought through an ambush staged by Boko Haram terrorists.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the exercise took off from the Central Police Station, Umuahia, at about 9 a.m. and moved round the major streets up to Ubakala and Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area back to CPS, via Bende Road.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Edet Okon, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday.
The Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Engineers, Major General John Amalu, told journalists at the West Africa Social Activities on Saturday in Lagos that identifying and detonating IEDs was a major task of the corps in the North East
A statement issued by an operative of the service, Tony Opuiyo, said the suspects were arrested on November 30
Gusau said: “The 5 Brigade of the Nigerian Army after clearing Boko Haram terrorist camps in Kerenowa in Borno, has also embarked on clearance of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried along the road that links New Marte-Dogongida-Kerenowa in the state
The statement said that Hussaini and his gang attacked the military convoy, which was on an operational patrol in the area, but the troops repelled the attack and captured their operational vehicles and some Improvised Explosive Devices, arms and ammunition