Olayomi Koiki

Two farmers in Nigeria were reportedly killed when an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, exploded between Kekeno-Cross Kauwa and Monguno in Borno State on Sunday.

The incident reportedly occurred around 9:10 am am on Sunday, June 30 when the farmers stepped on the IED planted on the road.

A security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this known on his X on Sunday, noting that the use of IEDs by the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) indicates weakness rather than strength.

Makama explained that ISWAP’s reliance on IEDs suggests that they are weak and their conventional militants’ capability has been depleted.
“The use of IEDs is often a tactic of desperation, employed by ISWAP, because they lack the manpower or firepower to achieve their objectives through conventional means,” he said.

Makama added that unlike in the past when they could attack military bases and towns, they are now only adopting defensive strategies to stop troop incursions into their enclaves.

The incident comes a day after 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in the state.

KOIKI Media bringing the world 🌎 closer to your door step