Tensions are high and security has been tightened in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria, where police on Monday discovered 10 car bombs and hundreds of other unexploded devices as the death toll from Friday’s coordinated attacks continues to rise. Authorities now say at least 184 people, the vast majority of them civilians, died […]
Tensions High, Death Toll Rises in Northern Nigeria City
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Nigerians in Kano Pray for Peace After Deadly Blasts
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian political and religious leaders prayed for peace Monday in the northern city of Kano, following coordinated blasts that killed an estimated 170 people. The Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, prayed softly in a local mosque where he was joined by Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso. But the mosque was half empty, with many Nigerians apparently too […]
Many Police, Soldiers Killed in Nigeria Bombings
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A series of coordinated bombings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has killed well over 100 people. Many of the victims were police or soldiers. One of the three hospitals where victims of Friday’s blasts were taken reported a death toll of at least 131 people, and other reports from the predominantly Muslim city […]
Many Police, Soldiers Killed in Nigeria Bombings
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
A series of coordinated bombings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has killed well over 100 people. Many of the victims were police or soldiers. One of the three hospitals where victims of Friday’s blasts were taken reported a death toll of at least 131 people, and other reports from the predominantly Muslim city […]
Scores Killed in Bombings in Northern Nigerian City
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
A series of coordinated bombings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano have left scores dead. News reports say at least 120 people were killed Friday in attacks that targeted police stations and government buildings. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attacks. A 24-hour curfew is in force in the […]
Nigeria Bombings Kill At Least Seven
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say at least seven people have been killed in a coordinated series of bombings that targeted police and government offices in the northern city of Kano. The predominantly Muslim city is under a 24-hour curfew following Friday’s attack claimed by the radical islamist group Boko Haram. The French Press Agency said there also […]
Curfew in Effect After Bombings in Kano, Nigeria
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
A 24-hour curfew is in effect for the northern Nigerian city of Kano as an Islamist extremist group claimed responsibility for a coordinated series of bombings that targeted police and government offices. Panic ensued with people fleeing on foot and by car after the bombs exploded and gunfire rang out Friday. The trouble started after […]
American Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Oil Delta
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Nigeria say gunmen have kidnapped an American citizen in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. Officials say the assailants abducted the man in the oil city of Warri Friday, killing his driver. The gunmen later demanded a ransom of more than $310,000. The U.S. embassy in Nigeria said diplomats there were aware of the […]
Seven Dead as Bombings Rock Nigerian City
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Bomb explosions, targeting police and government offices, have rocked the northern Nigerian city of Kano and witnesses say at least seven people have been killed. The number of injuries is not known. The initial reports out of Nigeria’s second-largest city say two separate police headquarters buildings and an immigration office were hit by the blasts […]
Multiple Explosions, Gunfire Heard in Nigerian City
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses report hearing multiple explosions and gunfire in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria. Nigerian state television reports that a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters in the city Friday, wounding several people. The TV station also reports attacks on a police station and an immigration office. Reports from Kano say the blast […]
