Truck of refugees hits Boko Haram mine in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Military officials say a truck carrying refugees to a newly liberated town exploded a land-mine in northeast Nigeria and wounded several people.
It’s the third attack in two weeks on returnees blamed on Boko Haram Islamic extremists. A taxi-van of refugees exploded Oct. 12 outside Maiduguri, killing eight people and an armoured personnel carrier escorting refugees hit a land-mine, injuring several soldiers.
Maiduguri is the biggest city in the northeast, the birthplace of Boko Haram and houses more than 1 million refugees from the 7-year Islamic uprising.
Nigeria’s military said Wednesday’s explosion hit a truck in a military escorted convoy of 200 vehicles travelling from Maiduguri 140 kilometres (88 miles) northeast to Gamboru-Ngala.
The attacks come as Nigeria’s government hopes to persuade hundreds of thousands of refugees to return home.
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