Multiple explosions Wednesday night, hit two primary schools in Jayin
and Hotoro Arewa in Kumbotso and Nasarawa local government areas
respectively in Kano municipal.
An eyewitness told Vanguard that the attackers who came on a
motorbike ordered watchmen at both schools out of the premises before
attacking the schools.
The source further explained that the attack triggered pandemonium
and forced night life to a halt as residents scampered to safety.
However, at Jayin primary school, a newly renovated building was
damged while no fewer than ten cars parked within the premises of the
school were badly damged.
The midweek attack on the two pro-western educational institutions is
the first of such attacks in the city since Kano came under attack on
January 20, 2012.
Meanwhile, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks but
authorities said; “investigations have commenced to unravel the
perpetrators”.
Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with Vanguard,
JTF spokesman in Kano Lt Iweha Ikediche explained that “some IED’s went
off within the premises of two primary schools last night”
Iweha disclosed that “counter terrorism personnels were deployed to
the scene for necessary actions.” He however, refused to divulge further
details regarding the extent of damages.
Also confirming the incident, the outgoing spokesman of the Kano
State police command, ASP Magaji Musa Majia revealed that “few cars
parked within the premises of Jayin primary school lost their
windscreens.”
He however, assured that the Command will in due course issue a comprehensive details about the incident.