The Police in Kano on Monday confirmed the
death of two female bombers in separate bomb blasts in Kano.
The Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), Kano Police Command, ASP Magaji Majiya, made the confirmation at a news
briefing.
He said the first incident happened around
10.30 a.m. at an NNPC Mega Filling Station in Hotoro on Maiduguri Road in
Nasarawa Local Government Area.
According to him, the female bomber
disguised herself as a kerosene buyer and joined other buyers who were on the
queue.
He added that after joining the queue, she
detonated the explosive, killing herself and three others.
Majiya said that seven other persons who
sustained injuries were now receiving medical attention at the Aminu Kano
Teaching Hospital.
He said the command had commenced
investigation to unravel the motive behind the attack, adding that security had
been beefed up in the ancient city.
The PPRO said the second incident occurred
around 2 p.m. at the Trade Fair Complex on Zoo Road.
He said that the 19 year-old female
suicide bomber died in an explosion triggered by her when was denied access to
the fair ground.
He said when the young lady insisted on
entering the trade fair complex, the security agents insisted on searching her
and she detonated the bomb.
The PPRO said that six persons who were
injured in the explosion were receiving medical attention.
He urged residents of the commercial city
to be vigilant and report suspicious movement to the Police.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls
that two explosions which occurred on Sunday in Kano claimed the lives of six
persons and injured eight others.
NAN reports that as a result of the
incidents, major streets of Kano had been deserted.
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