SaharaReporters has ascertained that more than 170 people perished in multiple explosions that rocked Kano yesterday. Even so, our sources disclosed that the exact death toll is yet to be determined as officials had not visited some of the sites where the attacks took place.
The Kano State Commissioner of Information, Faruk Jibril, has also confirmed that more than 100 people were killed.
Armed soldiers have been drafted to the troubled city to beef up security in the state. The 24- hour curfew imposed yesterday is still in force, with the exception of those returning to their homes and those searching for lost loved ones.
A source told our correspondent that a deluge of corpses continued to arrive at several mortuaries in Kano, including Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Murtala Hospital, and Nassarawa Hospital.
Hundreds of seriously injured victims are also receiving treatment and first aid across the ancient city.
Our correspondent reports that some corpses were mutilated and others burnt beyond recognition. In some cases, aid workers pieced together torn and scattered body parts before moving them to mortuaries.
A military source told SaharaReporters that the scenes of the explosions were like war fronts.
A staff of a hospital told our correspondent that many people besieged his hospital looking for missing relatives or the corpses of those confirmed dead.
Saharareporters.com
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