Suicide Bomber Strikes In Biu, Many Killed

by Musa Abdullahi

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus station in Biu, northeast Nigeria, on Thursday, while a second bomber was shot dead before he could detonate his explosives, witnesses told AFP.

Two men arrived the Tashar Gandu motor park on the edge of the town in Borno state, where one detonated his explosives among passengers and vendors, onlookers said.

Babagana Kyari, a civilian vigilante, said “at least 18 people, including three women, died… and several others were injured” but there was no immediate corroboration of the death toll.

Another suicide bomber was however shot dead by security operatives before he could reach his target at the vicinity of the same bus station.

The two incidences occurred around 3pm on Thursday.

Witnesses said the suicide bombers, suspected to be Boko Haram members disguised as passengers and entered the motor park which receives hundreds of passengers’ every day.

It is not yet clear how many people were killed at the time of filing this report.