7 Confirmed Dead In Bayero University Bomb Attacks

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The police in Kano said seven persons died and many others injured in the bomb attack on worshippers at Bayero University, Kano, this Sunday morning. The injured were taken to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. An eyewitness said some gunmen attacked the faithful while they were holding a service at 8.45 a.m. in a lecture theatre at the old site of the university.The witness said the gunmen threw some Improvised Explosives Devices in the lecture theatre and opened fire on those who attempted to run away from the scene.

The witness said members of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) later arrived at the scene and engaged the attackers in a gun battle.

May the souls of the victims rest in peace.