IED

IED event in Gombe, BAJOGA area, Nigeria on Wed 24th December 2014

24th December 2014

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A VBIED contained in a Honda Car attempted to ram a checkpoint in BAJOGA, FUNAKAYE LGA, GOMBE State. The attacker attempted to ram an APC and then tried to drive off after his device failed to go off. He was then shot and killed. The IED appeared to consist of 4 x 105mm artillery shells and 4 x 155 or 122mm artillery shells daisy chained together

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Nigeria (NGA)

Gombe ( BAJOGA area )

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