At least 26 people were killed yesterday Monday when truck was hit by improvised mine in the state BornoIn the northeast Nigeria, on the border with Cameroon, they informed its French agency in the army and a resident of the area.

The state Borno is a stronghold and cradle of Bookthe jihadist uprising of which has cost life in the last fifteen years Over 40,000 people And it has uprooted two million residents in this area of ​​the most populous country of Africa.

“Twenty -six people killed in the explosion, sixteen men, four women and six children”said an army officer, who asked not to be named because he had not received permission from his hierarchy to express himself for the incident.

The truck was struck by an improvised explosive mechanism mounted on the road side in the village Furundumanear the city Ranaccording to the two sources of AFP.

Had departed from Ran around 13:00 (Greek time) and headed to the city Gambor30 kilometers from there, when he was hit by improvised mine while he had traveled about 11 kilometers, the officer explained.

There has been no responsibility for energy. However, the Book Scales her actions in recent weeks in the northeast part of the country.

On Saturday, jihadists of the organization killed at least ten members of paramilitary organization patrolling a village in the state BayOh, not far from the border with the state of Borno.

Last week, members of Boko Haram killed 14 farmers outside a village in Borno.

In mid -April, eight people were killed and another 21 injured When a bus was hit by improvised mine on the road connecting the capital of the state Borno, Maiduguri, with the city of Daboa.

And at the end of March, twenty Cameroon soldiers were killed in attack