A suicide bomber on
Thursday launched an attack on innocent marketers in Biu Local Government Area
of Borno State, north east Nigeria, leaving 15 people dead and many others
injured.
Biu is the largest Borno town in the southern part of the state,
located 187 kilometres south of the troubled Maiduguri, the state capital.
An
eye witnessed told us that “she was
buying soup ingredients at the vegetable section of the market around 3:15 PM
and suddenly there was a heavy sound and the market was covered with dust as
the entire place was thrown into confusion”adding
that “human parts were littered at the
scene as survivors scrambled for safety.
He said 15 dead bodies
have so far been recovered, with several others carrying varying degrees of
injuries, currently receiving medical attention at the Biu General Hospital. The
Youth Volunteer said youths in Biu Town angrily protested the suicide bomb
attack, alleging it was orchestrated by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who had organized a political
rally in the town earlier. He, however, noted that the protest has been suspended
due to security reasons.
A doctor in general
hospital also said 21 others with severe
injuries are currently being prepared for referral to other major hospitals
within and outside the state. Thursday’s
suicide bomb attack is the first ever suicide mission in Biu Town since the commencement
of the Boko Haram insurgency.
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