The year started with a multiple bomb explosions that rocked Kano city on January 20, killing at least 186 people.
The blasts occurred at the Zone 1 headquarters of police, residence of the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the zone as well as the passport office of the Nigeria Immigration Service. The attacks were reportedly carried out by the Boko Haram sect members who tried to abduct the family of the Assistant Inspector General of Police.
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