Two men have been arrested in connection with a suicide car
bombing in the northern Nigerian city of Kano that killed four, police said on
Tuesday, Vanguard reports.
“Two suspects are now
in custody in connection with Sunday’s bombing in Sabon Gari,” Kano police
spokesman Musa Magaji Majia told AFP.
Majia said the pair were arrested by people at a bus station
in the city that was previously attacked by Boko Haram militants after they
overheard them talking about the bombing.
“They were apprehended
and the police station there alerted, which led to their arrest and transfer to
the police headquarters,” he added.
The authorities have not said who was responsible for the
blast, which ripped through the Middle Road area of a predominantly Christian
district at about 10:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Sunday. The area is a popular
entertainment haunt because of its many roadside bars and restaurants.
Some people have suggested a political motive to the bombing
after the main opposition All
Progressives Congress (APC) routed the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in local elections last Saturday.
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