Six people, including three policemen, were feared killed in the explosion,
which occurred along Maiduguri Road, opposite an NNPC filling station in the
Hotoro area of the metropolis.
An eyewitness told Saturday Tribune that the bomber approached a police checkpoint in a Toyota Sienna vehicle wearing a customs uniform and, in the process, detonated the bomb which ripped through the area killing the cops and two other civilians apart from the bomber himself, while several others were injured.
Residents said the explosion was so loud that it shook many buildings in the area.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the casualty figure to Saturday Tribune on Friday night.
An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred at about 7.20p.m., adding that many people buying fuel at the station sustained injuries.
The witness said there were sporadic gunshots after the explosion, which threw the area into confusion and made many residents to run for safety.
JTF spokesman, Captain. Eze Ekechukwu, confirmed the incident to the NAN.
He, however, declined to give details, but assured that investigation had since commenced.
A combined team of soldiers and policemen as well as firefighters were seen cordoning off the area as of the time of going to press last night.http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/21585-boko-haram-bombs-kano-kills-policemen-others
An eyewitness told Saturday Tribune that the bomber approached a police checkpoint in a Toyota Sienna vehicle wearing a customs uniform and, in the process, detonated the bomb which ripped through the area killing the cops and two other civilians apart from the bomber himself, while several others were injured.
Residents said the explosion was so loud that it shook many buildings in the area.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the casualty figure to Saturday Tribune on Friday night.
An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred at about 7.20p.m., adding that many people buying fuel at the station sustained injuries.
The witness said there were sporadic gunshots after the explosion, which threw the area into confusion and made many residents to run for safety.
JTF spokesman, Captain. Eze Ekechukwu, confirmed the incident to the NAN.
He, however, declined to give details, but assured that investigation had since commenced.
A combined team of soldiers and policemen as well as firefighters were seen cordoning off the area as of the time of going to press last night.http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/21585-boko-haram-bombs-kano-kills-policemen-others
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