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. 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. The bombed bridge connected people moving from one town to another, particularly the Babanna major border market that holds every Monday. The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the bombing of the bridge and said a clearance operation was ongoing. “It was discovered that the bridge was damaged by the hoodlums during security operations in the area.

Source: Punch March 23, 2026 13:36 UTC