Scores Feared Killed As Another Explosion Rocks Borno Town, Biu

According to a report on Premium Times, a deadly explosion from a bomb that went off in a crowded market in Biu, the largest town in Southern Borno state, had killed many. 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.

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.

Nigeria holds national and state elections in March and April and some Nigerians believe the heightened terrorist attacks on the northeast is to frustrate efforts by the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct elections in the area.

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