According to Abdulkarim Lawan, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, many other people, who were injured in the Sunday incident, have been evacuated to the hospital.

“It is unfortunate that nine of my resilient constituents were killed by planted IEDs today while waiting to board vehicles at a local bus stop in Mairari village. May Allah grant their souls Aljanatul Firdaus,” he was quoted as saying.

Mr Lawan recalled that Mairari village was the only village in the Guzamala Local Government Area that was resettled twice under full civilian authority.

He said the village “has remained deserted again due to Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks.”

“As resilient people, most of them who are taking refuge in Monguno, Guzamala and Maiduguri usually visit Mairari community and engage in their farms,” Mr Lawan said.