Nigeria's Boko Haram Explains Kano Blasts
A Boko Haram spokesperson says the latest bombing in Kano was in retaliation for the ongoing "persecution" of their members by authorities there.-
Nigeria: Why We Attacked Kano - Boko Haram
Vanguard, 22 January 2012
The Boko Haram sect has given reasons for its weekend attacks, which led to the killing of about 162 people in Kano State, saying it was to avenge the persecution of its members. Read more »
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Nigeria: Horror, Anger in Kano As Death Toll Reaches 200
This Day, 22 January 2012
There was palpable anger in Kano Saturday as the people began counting the cost of the brazen bomb attacks masterminded by Boko Haram that have led to the death of about 200… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano Bombings Claim 162 Lives
Vanguard, 22 January 2012
The reality of the high casuality of the Friday coordinated bombings in Kano dawned on the nation yesterday as reports and eye witnesses put the death toll at around 162. Read more »
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Nigeria: Outrage Greets Massacre, Tear-Gassing of Elder Statesmen
Vanguard, 22 January 2012
OUTRAGE, yesterday, greeted Friday's series of bomb blasts in the commercial city of Kano, which, at press time, have claimed over 162 lives including Channels' Television, Kano… Read more »
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Nigeria: TV Station Mourns Slain 'Resourceful Correspondent'
Vanguard, 22 January 2012
The management of Channels Television said, yesterday, it was saddened by the tragic loss of its Kano State correspondent, Enenche Godwin Akogwu, who was shot by unknown gunmen… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Why Kano Was Bombed'
Leadership, 22 January 2012
The Boko Haram has explained why the sect has to bomb Kano on Friday, Abul Qaqa, who claimed to be the spokesman of the group in a phone chat with journalist in Kano, further… Read more »
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Nigeria: Ban Condemns Deadly Attacks in City of Kano
UN News, 21 January 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today the multiple attacks across the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which resulted in large-scale casualties and massive… Read more »
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Nigeria: Multiple Blasts Hit Kano
This Day, 21 January 2012
Multiple bomb explosions targeted at security posts shook the city of Kano yesterday, leaving seven persons dead and several others injured. Read more »
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Nigeria: Dozens Killed in Violence in Kano
RFI, 21 January 2012
At least 28 people have died according to witnesses after coordinated bomb attacks and gun battles in Nigeria's second-largest city of Kano on Saturday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Attacks Police in Kano
Leadership, 21 January 2012
A dark-coloured Honda Civic car (popularly called Panadol Extra with Ikeja, Lagos, registration number), driven by a young man arrived at a checkpoint directly opposite the Zone… Read more »
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Nigeria: TV Reporter Murdered While Covering Kano Bombings
CPJ, 20 January 2012
A television reporter covering the aftermath of coordinated terrorist attacks in northern Nigeria was gunned down this afternoon, according to local journalists and news reports. Read more »
