At least eight persons lost their lives on Monday,
June 23, in an explosion that took place at the
Kano School of Hygiene along Sabuwar Kofa in
Kano State.
According to the Commissioner of Police in Kano
state, Adenrele Shinaba, who confirmed the number
of casualties, the blast occurred at about 2:05pm at
the School of Hygiene which is located along Bayero
University Kano (BUK) road in Kano, and has
suffered similar attacks in the past.
Addressing reporters at the scene of the blast, Mr.
Shinaba also said about 20 others were injured and
have been taken to the hospitals for treatment, while
lifeless bodies of the affected students have been
deposited at the morgue.
During the explosion, 8 vehicles parked withing the
premises of the owned tertiary institution were
damaged.
The Commissioner disclosed that a suspect was
arrested in connection with the blast at the scene as
he ruled out car bombing of this latest attack.
"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," Mr. Shinaba said.
Reportedly, the school is adjacent to the private
residence of Nigeria's Inspector General of Police,
Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar.
Naij.com reader Adamu Abdullahi Adamu witnessed
the deadly incident as he was in the area to collect
his OMR from WAEC official when the bomb went
off.The first thing he did was call his significant other,
Zainab, to ensure she was okay.
There are many casuallities, our reader says and
adds that most of them are female students some
of whom were there for admission exercise. Parts of
human bodies lay scattered around, he reports,
expressing his shock over the incident and doubting
sanity of the perpetrator.
Many parents whose children could have been near
the school, he says, are panicking as the police
commissioner and secruty agencies are evacuting
the victims.