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15 Confirmed Dead As Bomb Blast Hits Christian Students’ Fellowship at Bayero University, Kano » buk_gate Another bomb blast has rocked the city of Kano, this time inside the premises of Bayero University . About 15 people have been reportedly killed while several others sustained various degrees of injuries in the attacks at St. Stephen Catholic Chaplain, Bayero University, Kano. The attacks occurred early this morning as Christian worshippers gathered at Theatre Two near Sport Complex, old Campus of the institution. A witness told AFP news agency the attackers had first thrown in explosives and fired shots, “causing a stampede among worshippers”. “They now pursued them, shooting them with guns. They also attacked another service at the sporting complex.” Another witness spoke of “pandemonium”, and said he had seen two men shooting indiscriminately. Mohammed Suleiman, a History lecturer at the University, said security guards had to run for their lives when the violence b...