Female suicide bomber killls four at Nigerian checkpoint

MAIDUGURI
 A female suicide bomber on Tuesday blew
herself up near a military checkpoint in
Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno state
,killing four people ,witnesses said,

The woman alighted near a military check
point in Sabon Gari where she blew herself
up and killed and killed four other people
witness Maikaho Abu told AFP

He said the attack happened at Sabon Gari
village along Gombe road ,some 110 kilometeres
 from Maiduguri,the state capital.

Abdu who is a commercial driver,said two
civilian vigilantes assisting the military
in the fight against BokoHaram Islamist
and two other people were killed ,
Vigilante Yusuf Ardo said the blast happened
around 10.30 am.

"The woman strapped herself with  the
explosive and alighted from the vehicle
some metres away from the checkpoint
as if she had reached her destination,
he said.

A senior military officer,who did not want
to be identified  also confirmed the attack,

"The terrorist killed herself and four others
in  the attack"the military officer told AFP
without giving further details .
State police commissioner Aderemi Opadokun
said two female bombers carried out the
attack,killing three people AFP