UPDATE AND PICS FROM KANO BOMB BLAST

Female Suicide Bomber Kills 12 In Kano Polytechnic

Female terrorists have continued their onslaught on the ancient commercial city of Kano, northern Nigeria as one on Wednesday bombed graduands who came to check their names for National Youth Service Corps one year compulsory service at Kano State Polytechnic.

Though Police confirmed the death of three people, Pointblanknews.com gathered from eyewitnesses that about 12 people died while 15 were injured during the incident.
The female teenager within the age bracket of 14 years concealed the explosive inside her Hijab and blew it off in a queue where dozens of Nigerian youths had gathered.
Sources said that the incident happened at about 3:30 pm o Wednesday.
The Kano State Police Commissioner, Aderenle Shinaba confirmed the death of three persons, while seven others was injured in the suicide bomb attack that rocked the State Polytechnic.
” We are in very difficult times, a situation that is assuming a new dimension of suicide bombing in the state. This one that happened here at the Administrative block of Kano State Polytechnic on
Bayero University Kano road is frightening.
” The incident occurred at about 3:30 pm as this situation calls for vigilance on the part of every one of us because we have tried as much as possible for the deployment of police officers in every strategic location.
” So at this critical times, what is required is intelligence and vigilance on the part of everybody, even when we have policemen everywhere, we require information as well as vigilance of everyone of us.
”A situation where somebody is carrying explosives, what business does such person has where graduates assembled to check their results of the Batch A NYSC deployment.
”It is disheartening to note that when you see somebody around, who is looking like a Primary or Secondary School student to disguise with her hijab in our midst without anybody taking note. We have been telling people about the issue of female teenage suicide bombers, which calls for the attention of the law enforcement agencies to be on alert.
”Look, for hijab wearing female suicide bombers , sentiments and religion should not be the issue but we should face the reality of tackling it headlong, so as to avoid future occurrence,” said the police boss.