NDC Sounds Alarm Over Zamfara Road IED Blast
A bomb went off on a public road in Zamfara. This time, no one died. The opposition party says Nigeria shouldn't need to keep testing its luck. The Nigeria Democratic Congress in Zamfara State has raised the alarm following an NDC Zamfara IED Bukkuyum incident, after a suspected bandit-planted explosive device detonated along the Gurusu-Gwashi Road in Bukkuyum Local Government Area. The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed that the suspected IED exploded on August 12 at around 9:30 a.m., causing panic among residents and road users. Police say no lives were lost and no injuries were recorded, crediting the outcome to a swift response from its Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, which was deployed alongside the Violent Crime Response Unit to clear the scene and secure the route. That the incident ended without casualties this time does not erase how serious the threat is. In December 2025, a similar IED attack on the very same stretch of road struck a passenger vehicle. It re...
