No fewer that five people have sustained injuries on Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the Takalafiya-Gadar Zaima road in Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara state.
The explosion happened at around 11:30 a.m., according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security analysis platform, when a motorbike carrying five people ran over an explosive device thought to have been put by armed bandits targeting security personnel in the unstable area.
All five of the motorcycle’s occupants suffered serious injuries as a result of the explosion created by the detonation.
Security personnel quickly blocked off the road to cars and advised locals to stay away as they looked for more dangers.
The injured victims were subsequently rushed to the General Hospital in Gummi.
The Takalafiya-Gadar Zaima corridor is still off-limits to traffic as security personnel keep an eye on it and try to make sure there are no more dangers.
An IED allegedly planted by bandits exploded in December 2025, seriously injuring some travellers using the Gurusu-Gwashi road in the same LGA.
The Takalafiya-Gadar Zaima corridor is still off-limits to traffic as security personnel keep an eye on it and try to make sure there are no more dangers.
An IED allegedly planted by bandits exploded in December 2025, seriously injuring some travellers using the Gurusu-Gwashi road in the same LGA.
A few days later, two suspected IEDs detonated along the Magami-Dansadau route in Maru LGA in Zamfara, purportedly killing at least nine people.
Along the route between the Maikogo and Mai’ayaya settlements, suspected bandits are said to have planted the explosives.
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