Monday March 27, 2023 was another was day for Boko Haram terrorists as their Chief bomb maker, Awana Gaidam, has been blown off by his own Improvised Explosive Device (IED), he planted on the road to his camp.
The late terrorists bomber who is 39 years was an expert in coupling and assembling Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
Awana was said to have planted several IEDs against troops of Operation Hadin Kai along major highways between Maiduguri to Damboa, Bama to Pulka and Bita as well as Banki to Darajamal’s general area.
It was reported that Awana Gaidam got killed instantly when the bomb he earlier planted struck his vehicle along Njumia and Arra in Sambisa forest in Borno State.
Sources said that Awana had planted bombs in strategic positions to fortify his camp within Sambisa forest, but the trap would claim his life.
Since 2022, Boko Haram and its splinter, the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), have carried out more than 90 indiscriminate attacks in Nigeria’s northeast region using IEDs.
