NIGERIA - Will Boko Haram step up violence in the lead up to the presidential elections?

Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN A powerful blast, believed to have been triggered by two female suicide bombers, ripped through a car park near a stadium in northeastern Nigeria on Monday where President Goodluck Jonathan had just addressed a campaign rally, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, although suspicion is likely to fall on Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has been continuously gaining territory in the Northeastern region of Nigeria. Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Like us on Facebook:   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / france24_en