’18 killed’ in Borno suicide bomb attack

A suicide bomber struck in Biu, a town in Borno state, on Thursday, killing many people.

Babagana Kyari, a member of civilian JTF, a local vigilante outfit in the troubled parts of the northeast, told AFP that “at least 18 people, including three women, died in the incident, while several others were injured”.

A witness said two men had arrived Tashar Gandu motor park in the town, and one them detonated his explosives among passengers and vendors but security operatives shot dead the second man before he could detonate his own explosives.

Bus stations have been the target of suicide bombers in recent times.

About 30 people lost their lives in Yobe and Kano states, during similar attacks on Tuesday.

A suicide bomber hit the Tashar Dan-Borno motor park in Potiskum, Yobe state and while the dust of that incident was yet to settle, another suicide bomber struck at Kano Line Motor Park, in the Naibawa area of Kano.