{"id":161094,"date":"2025-05-01T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/borno-bombing-iswap-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-attack-in-nigeria"},"modified":"2025-05-01T08:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:30:45","slug":"borno-bombing-iswap-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-attack-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/borno-bombing-iswap-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-attack-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"Borno bombing: ISWAP claims responsibility for deadly attack in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has claimed responsibility for Monday\u2019s deadly bombing of a pickup van in Borno State, which killed about 26 travellers.<\/p>\n<p>The Reuters reports that the terrorist group made the claim in a statement posted on its Telegram channel on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that an Improvised Explosive Device, suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents, detonated under a moving vehicle traveling from Kala-Balge to Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic incident occurred around 12pm on Monday when the vehicle, an Isuzu pickup van, ran over the IED near Furunduma village.<\/p>\n<p>Borno State Police Command\u2019s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso, said the explosion killed 26 people, ncluding 16 men, four women, and six children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier today at about 12:00 p.m., an Isuzu pickup van with registration number XA265KKU en route from Kala-Balge to Gamboru Ngala stepped on an IED around Furunduma village.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tragic incident led to the death of 26 persons\u201416 males, four females, and six children,\u201d Daso said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, six villagers from Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state were killed in an attack by suspected ISWAP terrorists on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Islamist insurgents ISWAP and Boko Haram have been battling Nigerian security forces for over a decade in the northeast.<\/p>\n<p>The terrorists often use improvised explosive devices to target civilians and security forces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has claimed responsibility for Monday\u2019s deadly bombing of a pickup van in Borno State, which killed about 26 travellers. The Reuters reports that the terrorist group made the claim in a statement posted on its Telegram channel on Tuesday. 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