Authorities say a roadside bomb suspected of planting Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria attacked a passenger bus, killing eight people and injuring more than a dozen others, a roadside bomb.
The bus was driving along the conflicting Borno State along the Damboa-Maiduguri highway as it drove through the explosive device on Saturday, Borno State Police spokesman Nahum Daso said in a statement.
Islamic extremists at Boko Haram Group held weapons in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical Islamic laws. The conflict, Africa’s longest fight against armed forces, has poured into Nigeria’s northern neighbors and killed about 35,000 civilians and displaced more than 2 million, according to the United Nations.
The rebels who once controlled dozens of villages in the area were pushed primarily to the edge of remote forests and Lake Chad. However, they still carry out ambush and rampant attacks on communities where security forces exceed and exceed security forces.
The latest attacks have raised concerns among residents and travelers in the state.
