Three students of Kano State Polytechnic
were yesterday confirmed dead as another
explosion went off in the metropolis. The
blast, which occurred at the main campus of
the polytechnic, also injured seven other
victims, who have been rushed to the Murtala
Mohammed Hospital.
The blast went off a few minutes after 2pm at
the gate of the Central Administration of the
school, hitting a number of students who had
gathered to check their postings following the
release of the National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) mobilization list that had just
been pasted on the notice board. The Rector,
Prof. Dalhatu Mohammed Galadachi,
confirmed the explosion on the campus
located on BUK Road, saying that the blast
was most unfortunate.
Witnesses fingered a young girl wearing a
black veil (hijab) as the agent of death ,
saying she slipped into the crowd of students
unnoticed and blew herself up. They said that
it was the impact of the explosion that killed
as well as injured those immediately around
her at the time of the explosion. The corpses
were removed to the morgue.
Speaking to Daily Sun, the Commissioner of
Police, Alhaji Adenrele Shinaba, described
the suspected bomber “as, a teenage girl
wearing black veil ( hijab)” while confirming
that three persons, which included the
suicide bomber herself, died.
The commissioner expressed concern over
the fact that recent suicide bombings in the
state were carried out by young girls wearing
veils.
He said that despite his concern, the police
have no role to play with regards to the mode
of dressing by the public, noting that as a
security organization, the police have been
sharing information with the appropriate
authorities regarding the disturbing trend in
which suicide bombers hid their bombs
under their veils. “I don’t have the power to
choose the mode of dressing of the society. I
can only advise. That decision is not mine to
make. But this is no time for sentiment. We
have to face reality. We have been sharing
our information on this with the government.
We don’t know what they would do with it,”
he said.
Meanwhile, a state of anxiety has enveloped
the state capital as residents have adopted
fresh security measures to beat the deadly
ploys of the insurgents, among which
include avoiding places of high human traffic
or vehicles and to limit their movements to
only highly essential needs and callings.
Also, in some quarters in the state capital,
residents simply avoid direct or close
contacts with young girls wearing veils even
as checks have also shown that the mode of
dressing in a long veil is no longer
fashionable to the ladies given the suspicion
it evokes from the public and security
agencies.
were yesterday confirmed dead as another
explosion went off in the metropolis. The
blast, which occurred at the main campus of
the polytechnic, also injured seven other
victims, who have been rushed to the Murtala
Mohammed Hospital.
The blast went off a few minutes after 2pm at
the gate of the Central Administration of the
school, hitting a number of students who had
gathered to check their postings following the
release of the National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) mobilization list that had just
been pasted on the notice board. The Rector,
Prof. Dalhatu Mohammed Galadachi,
confirmed the explosion on the campus
located on BUK Road, saying that the blast
was most unfortunate.
Witnesses fingered a young girl wearing a
black veil (hijab) as the agent of death ,
saying she slipped into the crowd of students
unnoticed and blew herself up. They said that
it was the impact of the explosion that killed
as well as injured those immediately around
her at the time of the explosion. The corpses
were removed to the morgue.
Speaking to Daily Sun, the Commissioner of
Police, Alhaji Adenrele Shinaba, described
the suspected bomber “as, a teenage girl
wearing black veil ( hijab)” while confirming
that three persons, which included the
suicide bomber herself, died.
The commissioner expressed concern over
the fact that recent suicide bombings in the
state were carried out by young girls wearing
veils.
He said that despite his concern, the police
have no role to play with regards to the mode
of dressing by the public, noting that as a
security organization, the police have been
sharing information with the appropriate
authorities regarding the disturbing trend in
which suicide bombers hid their bombs
under their veils. “I don’t have the power to
choose the mode of dressing of the society. I
can only advise. That decision is not mine to
make. But this is no time for sentiment. We
have to face reality. We have been sharing
our information on this with the government.
We don’t know what they would do with it,”
he said.
Meanwhile, a state of anxiety has enveloped
the state capital as residents have adopted
fresh security measures to beat the deadly
ploys of the insurgents, among which
include avoiding places of high human traffic
or vehicles and to limit their movements to
only highly essential needs and callings.
Also, in some quarters in the state capital,
residents simply avoid direct or close
contacts with young girls wearing veils even
as checks have also shown that the mode of
dressing in a long veil is no longer
fashionable to the ladies given the suspicion
it evokes from the public and security
agencies.
