Five dead in NE Nigeria suicide blast

KANO";
At least five people have  been killed
and 10 others wounded after a suicide
bomber blew himself up near a leprosy
hospital on the outskirts of the northeast
Nigerian city os Maiduguri,emergency
services said.

The bast occurred  at around 5.30pm (16.30GMT)
on Saturday when the bomber ,who tired
to gain access to the hospital, detonated
his explosives outside the building,

"Five people were killed  and 10 others
injured  near the Molai leprosy hospital
when a male bomber blew himself up
said Mohammed Kanar ,regional
coordinator for the National Emergency
Management Agency<
.AFP