No fewer than eight Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed after a military convoy struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) allegedly planted by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State.
The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday as troops attached to the 24 Task Force Brigade, Dikwa, were returning to their base from Maiduguri after escorting food supplies and other logistics.
A military source disclosed that the convoy was travelling along the route to Dikwa when the lead gun truck hit the explosive device.
According to the source, all the soldiers in the affected vehicle died instantly.
“Yesterday, Thursday, the leading vehicle, a gun truck ran into an IED on their way back to Dikwa from Maiduguri. All the soldiers in that vehicle died on the spot. About eight of them,” the source said.
The identities and ranks of the deceased had yet to be officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report.
The latest attack adds to a series of deadly incidents targeting military personnel in Borno, where insurgents have increasingly relied on roadside bombs and ambushes along key supply routes.
In June, three soldiers were killed while several others sustained injuries after their vehicle struck an IED along the Marte–Dikwa road.
Similarly, in April 2025, suspected terrorists ambushed a military convoy in the Dikwa axis, killing at least four soldiers and setting two military trucks ablaze.
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