Thirteen persons are feared dead while 53 others have sustained injuries after two female suicide bombers detonated explosive devices in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.
The two attackers were also said to have died in the twin explosions which occurred at a market in the town at about 11:00 am on Saturday.
Biu Local Government Area of Borno state is one of the seven councils which Boko Haram elements could not infiltrate or capture in the wake of the insurgency war.
190 kilometers away from Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state, Biu is also the hometown of the chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai.
It was last attacked in February 2016 when suicide bombers rode on a tricycle and blew off their explosives at a military checkpoint. Today’s incident makes it the second time the town is being attacked.
