A suicide bomber, suspected to be a woman, has blown up a section of the Kano State College of Islamic Studies.
The incident occurred at about 2:45pm this afternoon.
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the incident but is yet to give any information on the number of persons killed or injured.
Another female suicide bomber targeting Polytechnic students struck again in Kano, the spokesperson of the Police in the state, Magaji Majiya, has told PREMIUM TIMES.
Two persons were killed in the incident and at least seven others were injured, the police said.
"A female teenager blew herself up at about 2:30 p.m. and she was targeting the students of Kano State Polytechnic," he said. Mr. Majiya said the students targeted were prospective Corps members who had earlier received text messages from the polytechnic's administration department informing them that their postings to various states for the National Youth Service Corps [NYSC] was out.
The Police spokesperson also said apart from the suicide bomber, two other students died in the blast while seven others were injured and evacuated to a hospital.
"The area has been cordoned off and investigation has already commenced," he said.
Today's attack brings to four the number of suicide bomb attacks in the city involving young female bombers.
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