Six people, including four children, were killed on Saturday when an explosive device collected by metal scavengers exploded in northeast Nigeria's Borno state where troops are fighting jihadist groups, a local official and two anti-jihadist militia told AFP Sunday.
The Islamic State group s affiliate in the region has in the past carried out attacks often targeting Shiites, whom IS considers to be apostates. Over the weekend, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in western Kabul that killed at least five people.
An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) simply identified as Nurudeen on Thursday reportedly died after stepping on an explosive at the scene of a vandalised electricity tower along Jakana-Auno Road in Borno State. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, reported on his verified X handle that the security operative died after stepping on a minor line while inspecting the vandalised electricity tower.