Eight feared dead as terrorists bomb Niger bridge

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Eight persons lost their lives on Monday after a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an improvised explosive device IED in Niger State.

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PUNCH Online learnt that the IED was planted by terrorists who used a similar IED to destroy a bridge along Luma road, Borgu LGA, connecting Luma-Babana-Agwara communities.

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The bombed bridge connected people moving from one town to another, particularly the Babanna major border market that holds every Monday.

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PUNCH further learnt that the veĥicle moving between Nuku and Woro stepped on the IED, which exploded and killed the seven occupants and the driver.

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The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the bombing of the bridge and said a clearance operation was ongoing.

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“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.

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“It was discovered that the bridge was damaged by the hoodlums during security operations in the area.

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“However, monitoring continues while clearance operation is intensified,” he said.

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