IED kills four, injures 21 villagers in Yobe

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No fewer than four villagers and 21 others have been confirmed dead following an explosion suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device.

The incident, which occurred on Friday along Katarko-Goniri Road in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, left many in panic over the resurgence of IEDs in the general area.

The Nation checks revealed that the victims are mostly from the Gotala Community.“The people were on their way to Buniyadi market when their vehicle stepped on a planted IED along the road,” an eyewitness informed.A hospital source at the General Sani Abatcha Specialist Hospital Damaturu confirmed the incident to our correspondent. Nation