Nine soldiers feared dead as bomb blasts rock Maiduguri–Gubio road At least nine soldiers are feared dead following the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Maiduguri–Gubio highway in Borno State, in what security sources have described as a calculated attack by Boko Haram insurgents. The incident occurred on Sunday evening along the 85-kilometre Maiduguri–Gubio road, a strategic route used by both military personnel and civilians in northern Borno State. The affected troops were reportedly travelling from Maiduguri through Gubio town en route to the Sasawa Forest in neighbouring Yobe...