Nigeria, June 26 -- A bomb explosion has reportedly killed four travellers in Borno State.

The bomb exploded around 12: 30 p.m. on Wednesday along the Damboa-Maiduguri road, involving a pick-up truck carrying an unconfirmed number of passengers.

Apart from the four who died, 10 others sustained injuries, per a police statement.

The police confirmed the incident on Wednesday in a press statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Daso .

"One Isuzu pickup vehicle with registration number DAM 156 XA (Borno), conveying passengers from Damboa to Maiduguri, on reaching Komala Village, Konduga Local Government Area, the vehicle struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram/ISWAP ...