A deadly explosion from a bomb
that went off in a crowded
market in Biu, the largest town
in Southern Borno state, has
killed many, witnesses said.
The witnesses said injured
persons and corpses were being
evacuated to hospital at the time
of this report.
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.
A member of the Civilian Joint
Task Force helping to evacuate
injured persons said many
people were killed in the attack.
Another witness, Abdullahi Biu,
who is also a member of the
Civilian-JTF said “We cannot say
how many people got killed
here because they are many.
And so many people are also
injured.”.
He said the hospital in Biu has
run short of blood to administer
on injured ones who he said
“lost too much blood”.
“We are trying to mobilise
people to go and volunteer as
blood donors in the hospital.
There are lots of bodies, some
shredded beyond recognition,”
he said.
Meanwhile, some youths of the
All Progressives Congress in Biu
have reportedly taken to the
streets of Biu, vandalising PDP
flags and alleging that their
town came under attack
because Peoples Democratic
Party’s politicians, led by former
governor Ali Modu Sheriff and
the partys deputy governorship
candidate, who incidentally is
from Biu town, were billed to
campaign there Friday.
The explosion occurred less than
a month after the Nigerian
military killed at least 42
insurgents, including 15
Chadians, as it repelled attack
on the town.
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