How 2 Children Of Same Parents Died In Kano Blast

TWO school children of the same parents were among the casualties of Monday night bomb blasts that rocked the Sabongari area of Kano metropolis.
It was also learnt that their father sustained serious injuries and was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the city.

Though the Joint Task Force (JTF) put the casualty figure of the blast at 12, sources close to the state chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo claimed that over 45 were killed.

It said 39 bodies were reportedly recovered around the Christ Salvation Pentecostal Church, at 41, New Road, as the bomb blast occurred at the peak of evening worship.

Another six bodies were found at Igbo/Enugu road, with several scores of people injured in the area.

A statement signed by JTF Public Relations Officer, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, said the incident occurred at about 2015 hours of July 29, saying that 12 persons were confirmed to have died from both incidents, while a couple of others sustained various degrees of injuries.

According to him, the simultaneous explosions were triggered by persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group and attacked house numbers 38 to 41, New Road and Igbo road, by Enugu road, all in Sabongari area of Fagge Local Government Area.

He, however, noted that the latest incident could have been avoided if citizens maintained vigilance when packages were dropped.

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo said the deceased two children hailed from Anambra State and were in Kano to spend holiday with their parents.

According to the union, the children went to the fellowship in a church with their parents.

The Eze Ndigbo of Kano, Chief Boniface Ibekwe, while condemning the gruesome killing of innocent people by members of Boko Haram sect, described the continuous attack on Sabongari area as worrisome, noting that numerous lives had, so far, been lost.

The Igbo union said the authorities should take more decisive steps over what it described as unprovoked attacks on residents of Sabongari.