Suicide bomber blows up Biu bus station

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.

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

The attack happened after 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.

37 killed, 23 injured in Biu multiple bomb explosions

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.

Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram’s attack on Biu, seizes anti-aircraft guns

The Nigerian military on Wednesday in Abuja said it had repelled a terrorists’ attack on Biu, Borno.

This is contained in a statement posted on the Defence Headquarters website.

The statement said that two Anti-Aircraft guns were also captured from the terrorists by the troops.