A mine explosion has reportedly killed a farmer in Bassa, Shiroro LGA of Niger State.
The victim, who was identified as Isyaku Gambo, was said to have stepped on the explosive suspected to have been planted on the road between Unguwan-Usman village and Bassa while conveying his farm produce to Bassa on a motorcycle.
According to Daily Trust reports, the body of the victim was shattered by the explosion.
“The incident happened today [Saturday], around 3 pm, when the victim was returning home from the farm where he had gone to bring some farm produce home. This is the first time we are experiencing this and it is believed that the explosive device was planted by terrorists,” a source told the newspaper.
Attempts to get the reaction of the spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, were unsuccessful, as he was yet to respond to our correspondent’s inquiry on the matter.
