Officials have confirmed the death of 4 people in a suicide bomb attack launched on Sabon Gari area of Kano city Sunday evening, PM News reports.
According to Kano Police Commissioner Adelere Shinaba 5 people, including the bomber, were killed, 3 men and a teenage girl (around 12 years old) among them.
Explosion rocks Christian area of Kano city
Photo: Explosion rocks Kano. Photo credit: Aaron Chidi (taken from Twitter)
Speaking with newsmen at the scene, the official however restrained from claiming that the attack had been carried out by Boko Haram insurgents, as it was alleged, saying that it was too early to say who was responsible for the bombing.
Explosion rocks Christian area of Kano city
Photo: Explosion rocks Kano. Photo credit: Jacaranda Newsteam (taken from Twitter)
The explosion was so powerful that the terrorist's car was reportedly ripped into 3 pieces. Locals told journalists that the sound of explosion was heard kilometres away from the affected area.
It is not the first time the predominantly Christian Sabon Giri area has come under terrorist attack: at least 4 strong explosions rocked the area on July 29, 2013, having claimed 12 lives.
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