19 killed in Nigeria suicide attack

About 19 people were killed and 17 others injured in a suicide bombing in north-east Nigeria, a day before the president visited another town hit by violence.

The bodies and remains of about 20 people were taken to hospital in the town of Biu in Borno state after yesterday’s attack, said Nasiru Buhari, a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force, formed by residents to fight against Boko Haram.