Bomb blast in Biu, Borno state, at least 7 dead

At least 7 people have been confirmed dead after a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a crowded market in Biu, the largest town in Southern Borno state this afternoon. According to reports, the suicide bomber targeted the market men and women who had come to buy and sell their wares as today was their market day. Details later...*graphic pic of the suicide bomber after the cut...