Five persons sustained injuries on Thursday, January 15, following a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion along the Takalafiya–Gadar Zaima Road in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 11:30 a.m. when a motorcycle conveying five passengers ran over an explosive device believed to have been planted by armed bandits, possibly targeting security patrols operating in the area.
The development was disclosed by a counter-insurgency and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, in a post on X.
According to the report, the device detonated on contact, causing a loud explosion that destroyed the motorcycle and left all five occupants with serious injuries.
