Three thunderous blasts occurred in Biu town of Borno state at about 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday.

A source who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES from Biu at exactly 1 p.m. said the blasts occurred at Yamarkumi area of Biu along Maiduguri road.

“There were three bomb explosions now in Biu at Yamarkumi along Maiduguri road. We are trying to get to the place now. It occurred just about ten minutes ago. Ambulances and security operatives are all rushing to the spot.

The blasts occurred barely five days after ‎a suicide bomber killed 8 persons and injured over 40 other traders in Biu market.

Detail to come later…



http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/177005-breaking-multiple-explosions-rock-borno-town-biu.html

Eleven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a checkpoint near the town of Biu in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, a vigilante and a resident said.
Gana Sheriff, the vigilante, said the attack happened at about 1:00 pm (1200 GMT) at Yamarkumi village, four kilometres (2.5 miles) from Biu in Borno state.
“It was a suicide attack by three men in a motorised tricycle. They killed 11 people, including Civilian JTF (joint task force) and child vendors at the checkpoint,” he said.


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/02/17/explosion-kills-11-at-check-point-in-biu-borno-state/

Unfortunate

The hand work of the caretaker chairman of biu and the governor of Born state.God help us before the election things finish. Last week Explotions because SAS is coming to Biu today again Explotions because SAS will come to biu tomorrow, manager the battle will turn on your head soon just as it happen to your father be wise because of common caretaker chairman you want to kill everybody in biu boy be careful.

I am just coming

Two suicide bombers, riding on Keke Napep (tricycle) who canceled Improvised Explosive Devices on their body, rammed into a military checkpoints along Miringa- Biu road killing 14 people including two members of Civilian JTF and injuring several others mostly hawkers and men of Civilian JTF. Senator Ali Ndume has said. Sources also said the incident which took place at about 1pm on Tuesday left no fewer than 14 people mostly hawkers of groundnuts, garden eggs among others.Sources added that two members of civilian JTF including a female vigilante who were assisting the military operatives also lost their lives in the explosion. Miringa, is along the Damaturu- Buni Yadi- Biu road . Buni Yadi and its environs were captured and are still under Boko Haram control since July last year, while Biu is about south of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Last week Thursday, 12th February, 2015, a female suicide bomber hit a crowded market in Biu killing 8 people with injuring of 15 others. Sources said, the suicide bombers who disguised as a commercial taxi drivers managed to enter the long queue as a result of strict security checks at the entrance of the town, and when they were asked to park for thorough check by men of the civilian JTF, they humbly alighted from the tricycle before detonating their explosives simultaneously. A resident of Mbulamyel ward of Biu which is not far from the seen, Mallam Ali Usman said, ” I saw a military vehicles conveying the dead and the injured to Biu General Hospital at about 1:30pm, but I cannot give you the exact figure of casualty as the vehicles was moving with high speed heading inside town”. He said. Confirming the incident, Senator representing the area, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume told Journalists that 14 people including the suicide bombers were killed with several others sustained injuries in the twin explosions, but the Caretaker Chairman of Biu Local Government Area, Alhaji Kumar Kadafur (Manager) who visited the scene insisted that 9 people including the female member of civilian JTF were killed in the explosions, while the injured are currently receiving treatment at Biu General hospital.


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hmnnnn..nawa o
jst pray that God shld give d bereaved families fortitude to bear the loss
RIP to the dead....

YeeeeeepaRikpa!

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GIVE US A CAPABLE COMMANDER IN CHIEF

Jonathan is working

Wow. Sad. Tragic

Not again

Biu kwa

Bloody extremists and agents of darkness, your days are numbered.
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Gej till 2019.

Honestly.....now am totally convinced that the current government at the federal level knows about boko haram......it is an attempt to further postpone the election citing the provisions of the constitution by claiming the country is at war.We are humbly waiting for their joker.I pity this govt.

Hmmm

Buhari eeeeeee!

I don't ever see this problem going away, once you hit bh too hard they fall back to suicide bombing

Chisos

Hhhmmn... Am short of words.God Av mercy... All I can say

Buhari boys again

And we have six weeks to defeat them ba?..... Sipping my #50 happy hour.

6 week's all would be over.
I hope I am not dreaming.
RIP to the dead.

Rip to the dead


That's why we need GMB to Marchout this terrorist but the ignorant GEJ followers would disagree because they prefer the bloodshed than peace..
May heaven touch their hearts and open their eyes to see the light.
SAIBUHARI

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Buhari should better call his boys back to oder

How do we handle this?
Where is the sanctity of human life?

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When will dis madness stop?! God hv mercy on us and come to our rescure!!!