9 killed in Borno car bomb explosion

Nine people have been killed after a vehicle carrying explosive devices exploded in Borno state.

The pickup van was said to have emerged from a bush-path along Maiduguri-Gubio town carrying nine passengers.

Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Isuku, said the explosion occurred, just before a military check-point on Gubio road.

Tuesday’s blast is the fifth in a series of recent bomb attacks in Maiduguri.