Bomb blast kills 7 in Borno market

A bomb killed at least seven people and injured many others at a market in Biu town, Borno State on Thursday witnesses said.Biu is the biggest town in southern part of Borno State and the market attracts huge patronage on Mondays and Thursdays.The incident happened around 3.30pm and caused confusion at the busy market as […]

A bomb killed at least seven people and injured many others at a market in Biu town, Borno State on Thursday witnesses said.
Biu is the biggest town in southern part of Borno State and the market attracts huge patronage on Mondays and Thursdays.
The incident happened around 3.30pm and caused confusion at the busy market as everybody scampered for safety on hearing the freighting bang, witnesses said.
A trader, Nuhu Usman who was at the market said he narrowly escaped.
” I was very much close to the van that ferried the explosive but I cannot say the whole thing was a suicide mission.
“The vehicle came with some goods and passengers, including a woman but suddenly exploded.
“There was carnage at the scene because most of the victims could not be recognised when we returned to offfer help,” he said.
The incident happened when former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff was on his way to Biu.

At present, a protest is ongoing in the town as youths take to the street chanting anti Sheriff slogans.
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