At least 17 people were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing at a bus station in Nigeria's northern Borno state, according to witnesses and security forces.
The attack took place in the town of Biu, the scene of previous attacks that have been claimed by the militant group Boko Haram.
A second person attempted a suicide bombing at the same bus station, but was killed before he could detonate his explosives. Some reports say he was beaten to death by his would-be victims; others say he was shot by security forces.
Separately, in the central Nigerian city of Jos, many people were reported killed after twin bombings near a bus park and a university on the Bauchi road. The French news agency quotes witnesses as saying a total of 17 people died: five in the first blast, and 12 in the following one.
On Tuesday, a pair of suicide bombings at bus stations in the cities of Kano and Potiskum killed at least 27 people, with dozens more injured.
It was the second attack in Potiskum in recent days, after a young girl killed herself and five others in a suicide bombing at a market on Sunday.
Last week, Biu and Potiskum were both targeted for attack on the same day. On February 17, multiple blasts hit a military checkpoint in Biu, killing 12 people. According to local media, two suicide bombers riding a three-wheeled vehicle were stopped at an entry checkpoint, where they dismounted their vehicle and detonated their explosives.
In Potiskum on the same day, three people died and 12 were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a restaurant.
There have been no claims of responsibility for the recent blasts, but they each bear the hallmark of Boko Haram. The group has made increasing use of young female suicide bombers in the past year.
In addition, the Nigerian military said some male terrorists have begun wearing women's clothing to fool security officials.
Boko Haram has suffered a series of defeats this month in a campaign led by Nigeria and its neighbors, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
Boko Haram, which means "Western education is forbidden," has killed thousands of Nigerians in the past five years in attacks on schools, towns, markets, churches, mosques and various government targets. The group has expanded its deadly campaign to gain territory for an Islamic state into other countries in the region.
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