The police said 15 bodies had been recovered from the scene of the bomb
blast at the Federal College of Education, Kano, on Wednesday.
A statement issued in Abuja by the force spokesman, acting Commissioner
of Police, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, said 34 persons were injured.
The statement said two armed men detonated Improvised Explosive Devices
in the lecture hall of the college at about 3.30 p.m.
“Thereafter, they began sporadic shooting outside the premises.
“Police team from a nearby Tactical Operations Point responded and shot
dead the two insurgents,’’ the statement said, adding that the AK 47 rifles
carried by the men were recovered.
It said that investigation into the incident had begun.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Kebbi has arrested 89 suspects after a
mob attack on a Divisional Police Station in Kamba on Wednesday in which four
persons died.
A statement issued in Abuja by the force spokesman, said the mob burnt
down two police vehicles, nine motorcycles and smashed windscreens of four cars
parked in the premises.
“The mob also burnt the official residence of the Divisional Police
Officer.’’
The mob carried out he attack after a Niger national, Adamu Gaya, was
taken into custoday at the station.
The statement explained that at about noon, a group of villagers in
Kamba attempted to lynch a Gaya who was alleged to have been involved the
ritual murder of a young girl.
“The police rescued and brought him (Gaya) into protective custody.
“However, irate villagers attacked the police station and destroyed the
communication base.’’
The statement said the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba,
appealed to citizens not to take laws into their hands, but to assist law
enforcement officers in maintaining law and order. (NAN)