Nigeria: 1.2m people exposed to landmine explosions In North East

Group Captain Sadiq Shehu (rtd) has said 1.2 million people comprising returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and members of the host communities in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states are exposed to explosive remnants of the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency.

Shehu further said that in 2022, 639 incidents of bomb explosions were recorded which resulted in the death of 223 civilians, while in 2023, 376 incidents of bomb explosions resulted to 151 deaths in the affected areas in the states.