Suicide Bomber Kills Five in Borno Town

(File copy of an explosion)
Five people were killed when a bomb said to have been planted in a pickup van exploded on Friday.The van was load deceptively with firewood, eye witnesses said.
Several others were also injured when the bomb exploded at a checkpoint where Civilian JTF and police officials in Konduga town were in charge.
It was learnt that as the pickup van approached the checkpoint about noon , improvised security men there attempted frisking the car.But the driver who was evidently on a suicide mission detonated the bomb killing five including a police officer in plain- cloth.