A suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up along with 7 others in Kano State this afternoon, Monday June 23rd. About 20 people have sustained life-threatening injuries.
The attack occurred at Kano School of Hygiene Technology, where new students of the school were undergoing a screening exercise, Vanguard reports.
Speaking about the incident, Kano Commissioner of Police, Adelenre Shinaba said “every lead seems to point at suicide bombing, unlike our previous experience none of the vehicles parked inside this school caught fire and there is no hole around to suggest a car bombing but all leads are still open for investigation.”
The corpses have been deposited at the morgue, while the injured individuals are receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
The explosive triggered pandemonium in the area as security agents who arrived the scene on time cordoned the busy highway with attendants traffic snarl.
The scene was littered with shattered windscreen as human blood that was spill doted the school premises.
The Public Relations Officer of the School, Malam Muhammad revealed that mangled bodies of victims were recovered from the scene, adding that “it was a terrible sight to behold when we came for rescue”.
He stated that “we are conducting screening for our new intakes when a suicide bomber penetrated the orderly queue and blown himself up”.
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