The two suicide bombers, were riding on a (Tricycle) commonly called Keke Napep, where they concealed the Improvised Explosive Device.
Witnesses said they rammed the tricycle into a military checkpoints along Miringa- Biu road killing 14 people including two members of Civilian JTF and injuring several others mostly food vendors and men of Civilian JTF. Senator Ali Ndume has said.
Sources also said the incident which took place at about 1pm on Tuesday. Two members of civilian JTF including a female vigilante who were assisting the military operatives also lost their lives in the explosion.
Miringa, is along the Damaturu Buni Yadi Biu road . Buni Yadi and its environs were captured and are still under Boko Haram control since July last year, while Biu is about south of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
Last week Thursday, 12th February, 2015, a female suicide bomber hit a crowded market in Biu killing 8 people with injuring of 15 others.
Sources said, the suicide bombers who disguised as a commercial taxi drivers managed to enter the long queue as a result of strict security checks at the entrance of the town, and when they were asked to park for thorough check by men of the civilian JTF, they humbly alighted from the tricycle before detonating their explosives simultaneously.
