Five family members have been confirmed died on Saturday at Yammawa village in Zango Local Government Area of Katsina State after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on a farmland near the community exploded.
The victims were said to have died on the spot, Punch reports.
The victims reportedly went to get grasses for their animals at the farm when they reportedly stepped on the device.
Speaking, spokesman for Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the occurrence, saying the victims were children of one Alhaji Adamu.
He said;
At about 11:30hrs, DPO Malumfashi reported that a loud sound was heard inside the farm of one Alhaji Hussaini Mai Kwai.
On receipt of the information, the DPO led Operation Puff Adder to the scene where there was a suspected case of bomb explosion which killed five young children of one person, by name Alhaji Adamu of Yammawa village, Malumfashi LGA of Katsina state.
Isah added that all eleven children were at the farm to cut grasses for animals’ feed, stressing;
The injured children have been evacuated to Malumfashi General Hospital for treatment. The scene has been preserved while detectives from EOD and CID are presently conducting their investigations.
Katsina State had in recent months been grappling with security challenges posed by kidnappers, bandits and rustlers.
The Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram, Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, in June released a new video and confirmed its link with the armed groups operating in the North-West.
