The Joint Task Force on Saturday said
two suicide bombers died in coordinated attacks on MTN and Airtel offices.
The two attacks occurred within five
minutes indicating a coordinated effort.
JTF spokesman, Ikedichi Iweha,
confirmed the death of the bombers to journalists in Kano on Saturday.
Iweha said the first bomber who went
to Airtel office succeeded in detonating the bomb which led to the destruction
of the office.
He said only the operator of the
company’s generator was injured in the attack which took place at about 8:45am
“With the exception of the two
bombers, nobody else died in the two coordinated incidents,’’ he said.
He added that the bomber who went to
the MTN office was intercepted by security operatives before he could gain
entry into the premises at about 8:50 am, adding that he died in the blast
instantly.
“The quick response of the troops
around the place averted the destruction of the office but the fence was
touched in the coordinated attack,” he said.
He said security had been beefed up
around the two areas.
Meanwhile there are strong
indications that MTN has concluded plans to pull out of Kano and Kaduna as a result of the
present attack