The bridge along the Maiduguri-Biu-Gombe Expressway linking Borno to Gombe State has been blown up by suspected members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect.
Reported last week has it that most parts of the highway linking Maiduguri to Gombe had been taken over by the insurgents, forcing many motorists to take the longer route – Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum – into and from the troubled Borno State. With the bombing of the bridge, which occurred yesterday morning, all hopes of travelling to Gombe through Biu from Maiduguri have been dashed.
According to www.thisdaylive.com, the insurgents planted an Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) under the bridge and destroyed critical portions of the bridge. The destruction left motorists and passengers stranded in the early hours of yesterday.
A residents of the area, Mallam Musa Yakubu, said a loud bang was heard at about 2am yesterday when people were asleep. “We heard a loud bang on Sunday morning and when we gathered in Madafuma village to go round our surroundings early in the morning, we found out that the bridge linking us with Biu Local Government Area and Ma Dara Girau had been blown up. “All motorists heading to Maiduguri from Biu, especially long vehicles, had no option than to make U-turn back to Gombe. “Unfortunately, small vehicles had to manage the remaining portion of the bridge which was not affected by the blast, but they are taking a big risk by plying the bridge,” Musa lamented. Source:wwwthisdaylive.com
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