About 20 persons were believed to
have been killed in Sabon Gari area of Kano on Monday as suspected terrorists
detonated about four bombs in the neighbourhood.
It was learnt that one of the
explosions, believed to have been carried out by Islamic sect, Boko Haram,
occurred at a drinking joint in Sabon Gari, where most of the non-indigenes
reside.
The blasts occurred on Igbo Road,
Enugu Road and New Road, opposite Ado Bayero Square.
The first blast was said to have
occurred at about 9.12pm near International Hotel, while the second blast
followed three minutes later.
Security forces immediately condoned
off both sites, which prevented people from moving closer to the places hit by
the explosions.
A resident of the area, who spoke to
one of our correspondents on the telephone, said there were series of
explosions, which had created pandemonium in the commercial area of the state
capital.
The resident, who craved anonymity,
said the explosions were still ongoing as of 10pm, adding that there had been
at least two explosions before the latest one at about 9.30pm.
It was difficult to ascertain the
number of casualties of the explosions said about 20 people had been killed.
AFP reports that “at least four explosions” had occurred in
the Sabon Gari neighbourhood on Monday.
“There is confusion all over the
place. There were four huge explosions, so huge that they shook the whole area.
Everywhere is enveloped in smoke and dust,” Chinyere Madu, a fruit vendor, told AFP.
Kola Oyebanji, a resident of the
neighbourhood, believed “beer parlours” were the target.
He said, “My house is not far from
there. All my windows are shattered.”
The cause of the blasts was not
immediately clear.
The spokesman for the Joint Task
Force, Captain Ikedichi Iweh, confirmed the explosions but refused to give
details.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano
State, Mr. Musa Daura, who confirmed the incident, claimed that six persons
were killed during the blasts while six others were injured.
Boko Haram had claimed responsibility
for coordinated suicide blasts at a bus park in Sabon Gari in March that killed
about 22 people.
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Where is the northern governors dat ran to Rivers state when not even one life was lost,their voice were heard from the roof tops in condermnation of GEJ when their. House is on fire.Suddenly the have lost their voices when tens and thousands of lives are lost in their bedroom,who is fooling who?Amaechi is acting the script written by northern governors against Jonathan.
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Can the Nigerian government, military and all the armed forces men of the country tell truthfully if Boko Haram people are more powerful so that we can all bow to them and save the lives of innocent nigerians. We have lost a lot of lives and we are tired of hearing the same story. God have us from this hour!!
ReplyDeleteA country like Nigeria where Lawmakers aim N30.6m as basic can't afford security cameras to detect bombs before explosure. We are still using metal detector and ordinary hand to search for bombs. Shame on our so called leaders, you're leading to bow to idiots who call themselves boko haram!
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