Nigeria: Conflicting Figures On Casualties Trail Kano Bomb Blasts

31 July 2013

Conflicting figures were issued Tuesday on the death toll resulting from the multiple bomb blasts that rocked Sabon Gari in the Kano State capital Monday night, with the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) declaring that 12 persons had been confirmed dead from the attacks, while the hospital authorities in Kano disclosed that 24 bodies had been brought to the mortuary.

In a statement signed by Lieutenant Ikedichi Iweha, the JTF said: "At about 2105 hours on July 29, 2013, sounds of simultaneous explosions were triggered by persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group between Nos. 38 - 41 New Road and Igbo Road by Enugu Road, all in the Sabon Gari area of Fagge Local Government Council of Kano State.

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