Eight persons have been reportedly killed on Monday after a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a bridge in Niger state.
It was gathered that the veĥicle which was moving between Nuku and Woro stepped on the IED, which exploded on the bridge and killed the seven occupants and the driver.
The IED was said to have been planted by terrorists who used a similar IED to destroy a bridge along Luma road, Borgu LGA, connecting Luma-Babana-Agwara communities in the state.
The bombed bridge is said to be a gateway to many town, especially, the Babanna major border market that holds every Monday.
The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the bombing of the bridge, saying that a clearance operation was ongoing.
Abiodun said, “On 23rd March 2026 at about 6.30 am, a report received revealed that on the same date at about 2 am, suspected terrorists within the park forest used an explosive device and bombed a bridge located along Luma road, Borgu LGA, connecting Luma-Babana-Agwara communities.
“It was discovered that the bridge was damaged by the hoodlums during security operations in the area.
“However, monitoring continues while clearance operation is intensified”.
Eight people killed in an explosive planted by terrorists in Niger
