Two suspects have
been arrested in connection with the suicide car bombing that occurred in Kano
State on Sunday
Our
source reports that “Two suspects are now in custody in connection with
Sunday’s bombing in Sabon Gari,” Kano police spokesman Musa Magaji Majia told
AFP.
Majia said the
pair were arrested by people at a bus station in the city that was previously
attacked by Boko Haram militants after they overheard them talking about the
bombing.
“They were
apprehended and the police station there alerted, which led to their arrest and
transfer to the police headquarters,” he added.
The authorities
have not said who was responsible for the blast, which ripped through the
Middle Road area of a predominantly Christian district at about 10:00 pm (2100
GMT) on Sunday.
The area is a
popular entertainment haunt because of its many roadside bars and restaurants.
Boko Haram, which
is waging a violent insurgency in northern Nigeria, is suspected of setting off
a series of bombs in July last year.
But others have
suggested a political motive to the bombing after the main opposition All
Progressives Congress (APC) routed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
local elections Saturday.
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