Bomb Blast Rips Through Kano’s Popular GSM Market

About 20 people were killed in Kano on Wednesday when twin bomb explosions rocked the city’s GSM market, near Farm Market.

A witness however said the first explosion occurred at the market entrance while the second device exploded near a pavilion in the centre of the market.

He only said: “I am on my way to scene of the incident”, in response to TheCable’s inquiry. “We have no idea of the number of casualties”.

Almost 1,500 people have been killed in northern and northeast Nigeria since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power on May 29, according to an AFP tally.

Meanwhile, Earlier this year, Boko Haram in a video, pledged allegiance to ISIS militants.

Barely 24 hours after a motor park in Yola, Adamawa was bombed, another explosion has gone off in Kano state.

Borno elder says what must be done to stop Boko Haram suicide bombings.

On July 6, a girl thought to be aged just 13 blew up outside a mosque in the city, killing only herself.

Islamist state militants claimed responsibility for the attacks.