Eyewitness said that the incident occurred around 2.30p.m, a crowd of students gathered to verify their postings. The account further explained that the blast triggered pandemonium in the school as students, academic and non-academic staff scampered for safety.
The security operatives later cordoned off the
affected part of the busy BUK road to pave way for preliminary investigation. Commenting
on the incident, the Commissioner of police, Kano, Mr. Adelenre Shinaba
confirmed that three persons died including the suicide bomber.Shinaba further
disclosed that seven others sustained injury during the blast, adding that the
affected persons have been evacuated to the clinic.
The police boss said that “the teenage female
suicide bomber sneaked into the crowd and detonated the Improvised Explosive
Devise she concealed.” According to the
police, the impact of the blast blew the suicide bomber into pieces, adding
that the charred remains of the female suicide bomber has been deposited at the
morgue. He tasked citizens to be
extra-vigilant and report suspicious movements to security agents for proactive
action.
This brings to four, the number of female suicide bombers, who carried
out bomb attacks in Kano in one week. Meanwhile, bombs planted in two mosques
exploded, Tuesday evening in Yobe State killing a yet to be confirmed number of
people. The Yobe Police spokesperson,
Nansak Chewang, confirmed the bomb attacks in Potiskum, one of the largest
towns in the state.Mr. Chewang told the News Agency of Nigeria, Wednesday that
the police were still working on the details to know the casualty figure
Guess that's human blood
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