Troops have foiled a suspected terrorist plot to attack road users after discovering and safely disposing of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the Maiduguri-Gamboru main supply route in Dikwa LGA of Borno state.
Quoting security sources, Zagazola Makama, a
counter-insurgency publication focused on Lake Chad, reports that the
high-pressure plate IED was believed to have been planted by suspected
ISWAP/JAS terrorists to target military convoys and civilian motorists using
the strategic highway.
Makama said the device was discovered at about 5:31pm on
Thursday, July 16 by troops of the 3 battalion (mechanised) and the 24 task
force brigade during routine operations in Maula.
The publication added that an explosive ordnance disposal
(EOD) team was immediately deployed to the scene and successfully rendered the
device safe, allowing normal movement to resume along the route.
Makama quoted military authorities as saying troops have
continued to intensify route clearance patrols and counter-IED operations on
critical roads across the north-east to prevent terrorists from disrupting
military logistics and endangering civilian lives.
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