Boko Haram bomb maker steps on self-made IED, dies

A Boko Haram bomb maker, Awana Gaidam, has reportedly died after he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device he made by himself.

He was said to have planted the IED that killed him for the Nigerian troops in Borno State. Before his death, Gaidam was said to be responsible for many IED attacks along major highways in Borno

Awana planted the IEDs in strategic positions of his camp within the Sambisa forest to wade off attacks from the troops, Zagazola Makama reports.

Gaidam was blown to pieces after his vehicle stepped on the IED along Njumia and Arra in Sambisa forest on Monday, a source told Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region.