About 15 people were feared killed yesterday after multiple bomb blasts occurred at Hotoro quarters close to the NNPC mega station in Kano.
This was the account of eyewitnesses, but the police confirmed that six people died in the explosions.
Five people, including three policemen sustained various degrees of injury in the blast. The blast which occurred at about 7:30 pm shook the foundation of the area, causing the residents to be running helter skelter for their dear lives.
The bomb, according to sources close to the area was planted at a crowded terminus within the NNPC and the checkpoint, apparent targeting the security men. It was said to have exploded in the midst of chaotic traffic situation.
An unconfirmed report said that some security men at the checkpoint might be among the dead.
In a telephone chat with The Nation, the police commissioner, Mr Adenrele Shinaba said contrary to the eye-witnesses’ claim, only six people died in the incident. He asserted that six people were killed in the blast, adding: “Five others including three policemen were injured. Developments may however make the the casualty figure to increase. “At about 7:30pm, there was a deafening sound and immediately my men were alerted about it, we swung into action and on reaching the scene of the incident, we discovered that it was a bomb blast.’’
