An improvised explosive device (IED) allegedly planted by terrorists linked to the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed the lives of at least eight members of the civilian joint task force (CJTF) in Gamborun Local Government Area of Borno State. Three others were reported to have sustained injuries in the attack. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focusing on counter-insurgency efforts in the Lake Chad region, the victims were killed instantly after triggering a landmine suspected to have been planted by ISWAP militants on Saturday. The CJTF members were en route from Gamborun Ngala to Maiduguri when the tragic incident occurred. The wounded victims were promptly evacuated to the hospital, while the deceased CJTF members were transported to their families for funeral arrangements.

This attack follows a similar incident on April 17, where about 10 passengers were killed and 20 others injured after their vehicle detonated an IED planted along a roadside in Borno state.