No fewer than 20 persons were killed Tuesday morning when an explosion ripped through a workers’ biometric screening centre in Sabon Gari local government area of Kaduna State
The governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai in a tweet confirmed the number of casualties so far.
According to him the said a bomb attack has occurred in Zaria. The attack was targeted on civil servants registering to work for the new state government at the local government headquarters.
He said at least 20 people were killed in the attack.
Timeline of Deadly Boko Haram Attacks in 36 days
May 30 13 killed during an attempted night invasion of Maiduguri
May 30 26 killed, in bomb attack on a mosque near Borno market
May 31 Four killed at Gamboru market, Maiduguri
June 2 17 killed at Maiduguri abattoir
June 3 Four killed in attack on mechanical workshop on Baga Road
June 4 Female suicide bomber kills two near military checkpoint in Maiduguri
June 5 40 killed in suicide attack on Jimeta Night Market
June 7 Three killed in suicide attack on Baga/Monguno Highway
June 11 37 killed in separate attacks on six Borno villages
June 15 Twin suicide bomb attacks kill 11 persons in Potiskum
June 17 Accidental explosion kills 15 persons in Monguno
June 22 Eight killed in twin suicide attacks on Baga Fish Market, Maiduguri
June 23 15 killed in suicide bomb attack on Nannawaji Village, Gujba LG
June 23 20 killed in attack on Debiro, Hawul LG
June 27 Five killed at General Hospital, Molai, Borno State
June 30 48 killed in Mussaram I and Mussaram II near Monguno
July 1 98 killed in Kukawa Village
July 2 11 killed at Malari Village along Bama/Konduga Highway
July 3 29 killed in Mussa Village, Askira-Uba LG.