Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade Garrison have uncovered and destroyed two Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, planted along the Gwoza-Wala Road in Borno State.
This was disclosed in a post on X by a security expert, Zagazola Makama.
The explosives were discovered at about 8:50 a.m. on August 2 during routine operations between Golf Bravo and Papa 2 locations along the road.
According to security sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, the troops immediately secured the area after detecting the devices before deploying an Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, team to the scene.
The EOD specialists successfully recovered the explosives and carried out a controlled in-situ detonation of the two IEDs.
The operation eliminated the threat without any casualties or damage.
Military sources said the operation “prevented a potential attack on security personnel and civilian road users.”
They added that “clearance and route-sanitisation operations remain ongoing across the North-East to deny terrorists the ability to emplace explosive devices on major supply routes.”