Bombers attack Kano poly, Potiskum mosque, 16 killed

Another female suicide bomber struck at the Kano Polytechnic on Wednesday, killing two people.

There was however conflicting figures by government agencies on the number of those injured by the bomber who also died in the process.

While the state police command put the injured at six, the National Information Centre said 13.

Before news of the incident which occurred at about 2.30pm on Wednesday, there were reports that   Boko Haram insurgents killed 13 people in a   mosque and market in Potiskum,   Yobe State.


The fresh Kano bombing led to a stampede among members of staff of the institution and final year students who were going through a list of successful graduates mobilised for the Batch B of the National Youth Service Corps.

Eyewitness accounts indicated that the suicide bomber was carrying an Improvised Explosive Device hidden under her dress.

May God help our country.