Seven troopers had been killed when a roadside mine exploded within the Kano state of Nigeria.
In accordance with nationwide media stories, the mine, planted on the Kukawa-Bawarti freeway in Kano, exploded as a troop-carrying automobile was passing.
Within the explosion, 7 troopers misplaced their lives and plenty of had been injured.
Whereas nobody has but claimed duty for the assault, it’s identified that the terrorist group Boko Haram has carried out related assaults within the area.
Tens of 1000’s of individuals have misplaced their lives in assaults carried out by Boko Haram, which has had a presence in Nigeria for the reason that early 2000s, since 2009.
The group has additionally been finishing up assaults within the nation's border international locations of Cameroon, Chad and Niger since 2015.
