Many killed in multiple blasts at Borno town, Biu

An unspecified number of people were killed in Biu, one of the largest towns in Borno state, when multiple explosions rocked a military checkpoint on Tuesday.

A source told TheCable that soldiers and members of the civilian JTF, a local vigilante group collaborating with the military to provide security across the north-east, were among the casualties.

Auwalu Ibrahim, a member of the vigilante group, told Reuters that there were children around the checkpoint when the blasts went off.

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