The Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, says a bomb explosion, rocked an operational vehicle of the Niger State Command of the Corps killing four personnel instantly.

It says the driver of the vehicle sustained serious injuries during the blast and had been rushed to the hospital where he is currently battling for his life.

The explosion, according to the Corps spokesperson, DCC Odumosu Olusola, occured along Galadiman kogo axis in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State at the early hours of today involving some officers and men of NSCDC Niger Command attached to Shiroro HYDRO Power Station, Shiroro, Niger State on a routine patrol when their patrol vehicle stepped on a buried land mine which exploded immediately and killed all occupants except the driver who is currently in a very critical condition.

The dead personnel as identified by Olusola are: Mohammed Ibrahim (Assistant Superintendent of Corps 1); Cheche Ahmed (Assistant Superintendent of Corps 11); Yunusa Mahmam (Inspector of Corps) and Bala Abdullahi (Corps Assistant 1).
The driver was identified as Inspector Bala Adamu.

The Commandant General, NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has commiserated with families of the deceased officers and men who paid the supreme price in service to the Nation.

He reassured residents of Niger of the Corp’s resolve and commitment to the security of lives and property of Nigerians without deterrence.