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"Authorities said the IED items were buried by NPA members who are remnants of the weakened Guerilla Front North (WGF) of the CPP-NPA’s Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC)," the Army said.
Insecurity: 1,366 explosions recorded in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe within five years UN
There were129 fatalities due to Improvised Explosive Devices incidents recorded for 2020, the report also said.
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The United Nations (UN) says it has collated an estimated 1,366 incidents of explosive hazards in the past five years in Nigeria’s Northeastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
The three conflict-torn states have seen devastating attacks by Boko Haram over the years.
Some of the incidents, according to the international organisation, are caused by the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) by assailants.
The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Edward Kallon, disclosed this at the Humanitarian Mine Action and Coordination Workshop, held in Abuja on Thursday.
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Dickson, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, assesses Capt. Ana Smith, commander of the EOD flight, in a simulated hostage scenario during an Improvised Explosive Device training event on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2021. The wires coming out of the hostage’s mouth simulated a light-dependent switch that would set off the IED if exposed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, participate in a simulated hostage scenario during an Improvised Explosive Device training event on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2021. The IED attached to the hostages had anti-tamper components that would set off the device if manipulated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)