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A bomb explosion has rocked an operational vehicle of the Niger State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) killing four personnel instantly.
Corps spokesperson, Mr Olusola Odumosu, who confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that the driver of the vehicle sustained serious injuries during the blast.
The dead personnel were identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, an Assistant Superintendent of Corps 1, Cheche Ahmed, an Assistant Superintendent of Corps 11, Yunusa Mahmam, an Inspector of Corps, and BALA Abdullahi, a Corps Assistant 1.
He said the driver of the vehicle who was identified as Inspector Bala Adamu had been rushed to the hospital where he is currently receiving treatment.
Olusola said: “The explosion occured along Galadiman kogo axis in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State at the early hours of Monday morning involving some officers and men of NSCDC Niger Command attached to Shiroro HYDRO Power Station, Shiroro, Niger State on a routine patrol in the early hours of Monday morning when their patrol vehicle stepped on a buried land mine which exploded immediately killing all occupants except the driver who is currently in a very critical condition.
“The Commandant General, NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, PhD, mni has commiserated with families of the deceased officers and men who paid the supreme price in service to the Nation and reassured residents of Niger of the Corp’s resolve and commitment to the security of lives and property of Nigerians without deterrence.”
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