NO fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead, while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries following the explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the Bagega-Anka road in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
News Point Nigeria reports that the residents of the area said the tragic incident occurred at about 9:00 a.m. on Thursday when a commercial vehicle conveying passengers reportedly ran over the explosive device, triggering a massive explosion that caused extensive damage.
According to local sources, the IED was allegedly planted by suspected bandits operating within the area.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, told Channels Television via telephone that six other victims injured in the explosion were currently receiving treatment for various injuries.
Abubakar explained that the police command immediately deployed its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to the scene in order to secure the area and prevent further casualties.
According to him, the EOD personnel carried out a comprehensive sweep of the affected route to detect and neutralise any additional explosive devices before the road was reopened for public use.
“While normalcy has been restored. Our team of EOD has been deployed to the area to sweep the entire area so that another explosion will not be buried again,” he stated.
