police 6 other killed in a suicide bomb attack.

  A suspected suicide bomber on Monday killed a policeman on patrol and six others along Maiduguri road Damaturu. We  gathered that the incident happened at about 1:30 pm close to Damaturu township gate. Police Public Relation Officer; Toyin Gbadegesin confirmed the attack saying that eight people were killed including the suicide bomber. "Eight people including the suicide bomber died, two security operatives were among the dead. We will soon issue a release," he said. A witness, Huseini Babura told news men that the bomber arrived a check point in a Toyata Sienna car laden with explosives and detonated them. "I saw the dead body of one police officer and six other people," he said.