IED
IED event in Isa Local Government Area area, Nigeria on Sat 20th June 2026
20th June 2026
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No fewer than four Nigerian soldiers have been reportedly killed after a military vehicle ran over an Improvised Explosive Device IED, planted by bandits along the Bargaja road in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
This medium gathered that the incident happened which on Saturday, along the road linking Isa axis which has indicated the growing threat of landmines and IEDs used by terrorists across the north-west zone.
Residents of the area said that the explosion happened when a Nigerian Army patrol vehicle struck a landmine said to have been planted by bandits operating in the axis, which resulted to the death of four soldiers, destroyed the operational vehicle.
The sources Maintained that Army vehicle vehicle ran over a landmine planted by the terrorists on the Bargaja road in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, which resulted to the death of four young soldiers.
This medium can authoritatively State that Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State has been one of the colony of banditry for some years now, making movement for both civilians and security forces in danger.
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