BOKO HARAM: Kano Bombed?

A series of loud explosions rocked Nigeria’s second city of Kano on Monday, residents said, describing at least four blasts in the Sabon Gari neighbourhood, which has been previously targetted by Boko Haram Islamists.
“There is confusion all over the place. There were four huge explosions, so huge that they shook the whole area. Everywhere is enveloped in smoke and dust,” said Chinyere Madu, a fruit vendor.
The blasts were said to have targetted Enugu street in Sabon Gari, a strip filled with outdoor bars and eateries.
Resident Kola Oyebanji said he believed “beer parlours” were the target.
“My house is not far from there,” he told AFP. “All my windows are shattered.”
Kano is the largest city in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, but Sabon Gari is a mostly Christian neighbourhood.
The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear, with police and emergency officials in Kano not available to comment.
Boko Haram, the extremist group which has said it is fighting to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, was blamed for coordinated suicide blasts at a bus park in Sabon Gari in March that killed at least 22 people.
Source: Vanguard
UPDATE: Over 30 people dead

Bomb blast victim in hospital

No fewer than 30 people have died in the twin bomb explosions that rocked the Northern Nigerian city of Kano Monday night, according to reports.
Some reports even spoke of four separate blasts.
P.M.NEWS correspondent quoted a witness of the blast at The New Road that over 30 people died, while many were injured. Another blast targeted Ibo/Enugu street, in Sabon Gari, a strip filled with outdoor bars and eateries.
The explosions bore the imprimatur of the militant Boko Haram sect that has vowed to Islamise northern Nigeria.
“There is confusion all over the place. There were four huge explosions, so huge that they shook the whole area. Everywhere is enveloped in smoke and dust,” said Chinyere Madu, a fruit vendor, in a report by AFP.
“We have had some explosions in Sabon Gari this evening,” Kano state Police Commissioner Musa Daura said, referring to the neighbourhood previously targetted by Boko Haram Islamists. “I can confirm six dead and six others injured.”
Resident Kola Oyebanji said he believed “beer parlours” were the target.
“My house is not far from there,” he told AFP. “All my windows are shattered.”
Kano had been target of terrorist attacks since the 20 January 2012 multiple attacks that killed over 180 people.
This year, the eve of the anniversary of the 2012 attacks, the convoy of the Emir Ado Bayero was attacked by gunmen. Five persons were killed.
And on 18 March, a bus terminus for inter-state journeys was also bombed, with over 75 people dying and many luxury buses gutted by fire.
Source: PM News