A blast has hit the northern Nigerian city of Kano, in a street with many bars and night spots, police say.
There is no word yet on casualties. Witnesses quoted by the AFP news agency that the explosion was caused by a suspected car bomb.
The explosion took place in an area mostly inhabited by Christians from southern Nigeria, the Reuters news agency reports.
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The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has carried out attacks in Kano state.
Witnesses quoted by AFP said that the blast could be heard from several miles away and happened on a busy road lined with bars in the predominantly Christian area of Sabon Gari.
Source: BBC News
Too hard to believe
When we Nigerians have peace of mind?
IGBOS, NDI IGBO UMUNNEM PLS LEAVE D NORTH AND COME BACK LETS BUILD OUR OWN AREA U ARE D TARGET PLS.
Boko haram wen wld u pple stop kilin pple?
IGBOS, PLEASE LEAVE NORTH FOR THE BOKO HARAM AND COME BACK HOME LETS BUILT OUR HOMELAND WHERE THERE WILL BE NO BOKO AND BOMB HARAM. IT’S OBVIOUS U ARE SIMPLY THEIR TARGET. IN CASE U DON’T KNOW ISLAM IS ALSO AN ANTI-CHRIST ORGANISATION. READ QURAN SURA 5 AYA 50,51.
One thing is certain…the wickedness of the wicked will surely come to an end in d Powerful Name Of JESUS.
IGBOS PLS DONT MIND THEM GIVING U LAND ALMOST AT NO COST FOR U TO DEVELOP WIT UR FORTUNE FOR THEM TO DESTROY LATER. HAUSAS AR JELOUS OF OUR PROGRES AFTER HARDWORK. LEAVE D NORTH. THOSE HAUSAS AND MOSLEMS AR WICKED, HEARTLES, CONCIENCLES, EVIL, CRUEL, DEVILISH, SATANIC, DEMONIC AND DANGEROUS. PLS THEY ARE D DEVILS INCARNATE STOP ASSOCIATING WITH THEM SATANISM IS PART OF THEIR CULTURE IT IS IN THEIR BLOOD. IF U HAV EARS HEAR.
IGBOS ALHAJIS AND IMAMS WIL B D FIRST TO COMISERATE WIT U AND TOMOROW THEWIL DO ANOTHER PLS COME BACK HOME. THEY WIL DO MORE WATCH OUT.
Igbos it not hatred it just the end time bcos it not only igbos that are dying even hausa also dead along with them mostly hausa dead more than the igbos pls let all of us repent bcos jesus is at the door
There is no wisdom or plans forms against christ shall succeed in the precious name of our Lord Jesus christ.”AMEN”
Hardship $ometimes bring resolvable solution
I bi like say some people still the village they never see chance to commot,if u read ur bible or qur’an well_ well u go knw say what is happening is very unislamic the word islam mean peace,what is happenning in nigeria is more than ur thinking num skull.