The market was said to be in full swing when the bomber struck.
An attempt last month by dreaded sect, Boko Haram, to overrun Biu was repelled by the military
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An eye witness told Channels Television: “I can confirm to you that the situation at the moment is tense up after the twin blast went off around 3:15 this afternoon and rescue operation is still going on and no one can tell you the casualty figure now
The explosion was reported to have occurred near a police outpost inside the market
The newspaper also said no fewer than 64 persons were injured in the bomb attack
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Aminu Lawan, who announced this to newsmen in Kaduna, said that the Improvised Explosive Device was defused at about 10:30 a.m
The Kano State Coordinator of the NYSC, Salisu Yakasai, made this known during the closing ceremony of the Batch A orientation exercise