Boko Haram mine kills mom, two children

Four people , including a mother and her two children , were killed on Monday when a vehicle hit a mine planted by Boko Haram Islamists near the town of Banki on the Nigerian border with Cameroon , sources told AFP .
The vehicle was part of a convoy heading to Maiduguri under military escort when it hit the mine as the insurgents opened fire a “few kilometres” from the border town of Banki , they said .
“The explosion killed four people including a mother and her two children while nine people were severely injured,” a militia assisting the military in fighting Boko Haram in Banki told AFP .
“The injured were taken to a Unicef - run health facility in Banki where they are receiving treatment, ” he said .
The explosion was preceded by a barrage of gunfire on the convoy from Boko Haram fighters lurking at the side of the highway, said a driver in the convoy who gave his first name as Abdullahi .
Escorting troops returned fire and repelled the attack “ but one of the vehicles hit a mine the attackers planted , ” the driver added.
“The vehicle exploded. Four people inside were killed and nine were injured.”
Banki , which is 130 kilometres (80 miles ) southeast of the Borno state capital Maiduguri, has been repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram suicide attacks.
In August , 11 people were killed when the jihadists raided a camp housing 45 ,000 displaced by the insurgency and stole food supplies.
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