A woman was killed and eight injured by a powerful blast that ripped through a central park in Kano on Thursday, July 24, 2014, the police say.
The police spokesperson for Kano State, Magaji Majiya, said the explosion was caused by a bomb that targeted travelers at the Sabon Gari park.
Majiya said: “The blast was actually a bomb blast. The bomber hid it inside a Fridge and placed the fridge on a cart, and detonated it close to a luxurious bus.
One bus affected by the blast is with registration number KTT 164 XA and owned by Ifeanyi Chukwu Industrial Services.
Majiya said the bus was loading passengers heading to Port Harcourt at the time of the blast.
This the second time the Sabon Gari park would be targeted by bombers.
A blast in March 2013 killed more than 60 people, most of which were travelers.
The police spokesperson, Mr. Majiya said the State Commissioner of Police recently held a meeting with officials of the motor park where issues of enhanced security around the park was discussed.
This terror attack comes just one day after neighbouring Kaduna state was plagues with two bomb attacks which killed not less than 40.
