At least 37 people died in Biu town in Southern Borno state
when multiple explosions occurred at a military checkpoint at the entrance of
the town, security sources and witnesses have said.
Twenty-three others were injured in the incident.
A group of Boko Haram terrorists tried to enter Biu in a
vehicle filled with explosives but were blocked by soldiers at a checkpoint
along the Biu-Maiduguri road, a security official said.
