Three personnel of the Nigerian army have been killed by Improvised Explosive Device planted by terrorists in the Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to Punch a military source said the troops were on a special operation at Kaiga community when one of their vehicles stepped on the IED planted by the terrorists.
Soldiers who were injured in the incident were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina.
The source said; “They were on their way from Mara to Kiaga before they were ambushed by bandits who had planted an IED at Kaiga.
“Three soldiers died, one of them got burnt with the patrol van. Those wounded during the incident and killed have been taken to FMC, Katsina. The entire area had been scanned and no other IED was found.”