A fatal bomb blast hit an overcrowded market in the largest Southern Borno town, Biu, had killed many, witnesses report.
According to the Channels Television, a member of the Biu Youth
Volunteer popularly called “Civilian JTF” involved in the rescue
efforts, who pleaded anonymity, said a suspected member of the Boko
Haram sect entered the vegetable section of the Market and detonated an
Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), killing 15 people at the market.
People who received varying degrees of injuries are currently receiving medical attention at the Biu General Hospital.
A doctor at the Biu General Hospital, who pleaded anonymity, said that 7 dead bodies were brought from the scene, while 8 others passed away shortly after being brought to the hospital.
He also said 21 others with severe injuries are currently being prepared for referral to other major hospitals within and outside the state.
According to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the attacker was a female suicide bomber.
People who received varying degrees of injuries are currently receiving medical attention at the Biu General Hospital.
A doctor at the Biu General Hospital, who pleaded anonymity, said that 7 dead bodies were brought from the scene, while 8 others passed away shortly after being brought to the hospital.
He also said 21 others with severe injuries are currently being prepared for referral to other major hospitals within and outside the state.
According to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the attacker was a female suicide bomber.
#BREAKING Female suicide bomber attacks market in northeast Nigeria: witnesses
#BREAKING At least seven dead in NE Nigeria market blast: witnesses
Today is market day in Biu, about 185km away from Maiduguri, the
Borno state capital. It is the first major attack on the town in a long
time. READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/384037-explosion-rocks-the-largest-borno-town-kill-many.html
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