reporters at the scene of the church bomb attack.
Five people have been confirmed dead and injured many others after an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at St Charles Family
Church, Kano. while another bomb attack was foiled at North-West
University, also in Kano.
This was confirmed by the official twitter handle of the Nigeria
Police @PoliceNGand the Kano State Commissioner of Police , Mr
Aderenle Shinaba.
The Command in the tweets noted that "Only the female suicide bomber
was killed in the foiled attack on the school", adding that "5
policemen who isolated her sustained minor injuries".
The Command further noted that "five persons (2 males, 2 females and a
Soldier) were killed at St Charles Family Church, Kano at about 1:30pm
today when an IED believed to have been tossed into the church by a
suspect from across the road went off".
The tweets added that "eight other persons were injured and taken to
the hospital" insisting that "intensive patrols are ongoing to ensure
the peace and security of Nigerians".
While briefing reporters at the scene of the Church bomb attack, the
Kano State Commissioner of Police, Aderenle Shinaba said the suspects
had,gone to a church on Zungeru Road, where they hid themselves at a
Primary School, close to the church and threw explosives on the
unsuspecting worshippers, which left no fewer than five people dead,
eight injured,
Mr Shinaba said "the police have been able to save a lot of lives as a
result of this singular act" insisting that "this would have caused
collateral damage to people of Kano".
He however expressed "deep appreciation to the good people of Kano for
the support they are rendering to law enforcement agencies in the
state" and hoped that "this will be sustained".
He also assured residents of the state that the police will continue
to give its best to curb such occurrences.
Suspects Arrested
Meanwhile, a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank
Mba, five suspects have been arrested "as part of on-going
investigations into the various terror related incidents that occurred
in Kano".
The statement added that "two were arrested in connection with the
foiled bomb attack at Isyaku Rabiu Mosque, while three were arrested
in connection with the attack at St Charles Church"
Mr Mba, who noted that "all suspects are currently undergoing
interrogation", called on citizens to be vigilant and report any
suspicious person or activities to security forces.
-Channels Television News
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