Bomb explosion kills civilian JTF leader in Borno

A bomb explosion has occurred in Kawuri, a town in the Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Our correspondent in the state gathered that the explosion, which blew off on Tuesday, claimed the life of the vice chairman of Kawuri unit of the Civilian Joint Taskforce, Abba Godori.

An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity said the late Godori stepped on the bomb, which was believed to have been planted by terrorists a day earlier.

“Mr Godori was on patrol when he stepped on the bomb. He was following the footsteps of the terrorists until he stepped on the bomb,” the source said.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said he was yet to be briefed.

“Personally, I am yet to get any information on that. Before nightfall, I would have ascertained what happened there,” he said.

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