#News: Nigerian mob kills bomb suspect

[BBC]

 Police told the AP news agency that it was doubtful the woman was a bomber because she did not detonate any explosives when she was attacked.

Deputy Superintendent Mohammad Haruna described her as the victim of "mob action carried out by an irate crowd".

Another police source said that she may have been sent on a dummy run to see if it was possible to enter the bus station without being searched.

Boko Haram has taken to sending women on suicide missions, fuelling concern that its insurgency has entered a more ruthless phase.

Teenagers have been used to carry explosives into busy markets and bus stations, raising additional fears that some of Boko Haram's hundreds of kidnap victims may have been forced into carrying out bomb attacks.

This is done either by detonating explosives themselves or by carrying devices that are remotely triggered, police say.

February's presidential election has been postponed because of the unrest. The vote is now expected to take place on 28 March.


Source: BBC