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No less than 20 people have been reported dead in a series of explosions that rocked Sabon Gari area on Monday.
The blasts occurred on Igbo Road, Enugu Road and New Road, opposite Ado Bayero Square. The spokesman for the Joint Task Force, Captain Ikedichi Iweh, confirmed the explosions but refused to give details.
A witness claimed that about 25 people died during the attack by unknown gunmen. Another witness said the blasts shook a Christian neighbourhood that has previously been attacked by militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram.
The group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", has increasingly targeted schools and civilians in its attacks. Since the Islamic insurgency started in 2009, more than 2,000 people have died.
Though no group officially claimed responsibility for the bus station blasts in Kano earlier this year, Boko Haram is largely blamed for the attack.
The blasts occurred on Igbo Road, Enugu Road and New Road, opposite Ado Bayero Square. The spokesman for the Joint Task Force, Captain Ikedichi Iweh, confirmed the explosions but refused to give details.
A witness claimed that about 25 people died during the attack by unknown gunmen. Another witness said the blasts shook a Christian neighbourhood that has previously been attacked by militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram.
The group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", has increasingly targeted schools and civilians in its attacks. Since the Islamic insurgency started in 2009, more than 2,000 people have died.
Though no group officially claimed responsibility for the bus station blasts in Kano earlier this year, Boko Haram is largely blamed for the attack.