Passengers of a luxury bus entering Kano
yesterday survived an attack after improvised explosive devices were thrown at
the vehicle by unknown attackers near Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.
This came a day
after the bomb blast in Kano on Monday in which four were injured.it was gathered that the incident happened around 8pm, when the multiple-seater bus
was heading to Sabon Gari to discharge passengers.
Another account,
however, said only four persons were on board the vehicle when the incident happened,
adding that all the passengers had earlier been dropped at a park in Na’ibawa,
less than half a kilometre away.
It was gathered
that the explosives, which were made of drink cans, did not cause damage to the
vehicle or result in casualty.
However, mobile
policemen cordoned off the area and blocked section of the Zaria Road for over
an hour.
Calls to Police
spokesperson ASP Magaji Musa Majiya were not answered.