Bomb Blast in Kano city leaves 4 dead

A bomb blast has been reported in Kano .It went off  at about 9:30 ,on a busy road lined with bars in the predominantly Christian area of Sabon  Gari .Kano State police commissioner said four people were killed ,three men and a girl of about 12.

“At about 2200 (2100 GMT), we heard an explosion and immediately mobilised to the scene where we discovered a suicide bomber…five people, including the bomber, were killed."

A Volkswagen Golf said by police to have been used by the bomber, was ripped into three pieces, with its engine resting on the roadside.