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• Kano rocked by bomb blasts and gunfire

  thewall.com | 7:02 pm Jan 20, 2012

  • Blasts, gunfire target state offices and police stations and in Nigerian city Kano
  • Explosions took place with targets as residents reporting an immigration office and several police stations
  • According to witness at least seven people have died
  • P resident Goodluck Jonathan had earlier declared a state of emergency in parts of four states after attacks by Boko Haram

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• Nigeria's Kano rocked by multiple explosions

  bbc.co.uk | 6:48 pm Jan 20, 2012

  The BBC's Yusuf Yakasai in the city says there is pandemonium with people running all over the place and plumes of smoke rising into the sky. One of the blasts hit the federal police headquarters in the city and two other police stations, he says. No-one…

• Associated Press reporter hears large explosion in north Nigeria’s main city amid sect attacks

  washingtonpost.com | 6:48 pm Jan 20, 2012

  KANO, Nigeria — An explosion ripped through a zonal police headquarters Friday in the largest city in Nigeria’s Muslim north, causing unknown casualties, witnesses said. The blast occurred just after 5 p.m. in the city of Kano, the second largest city in…

• Nigerian city of Kano rocked by explosions and gunfire

  guardian.co.uk | 9:28 pm Jan 20, 2012

  At least seven people were killed as explosions and gunfire rocked the biggest city in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north after Friday prayers. The radical Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Eyewitnesses described panic and…

• Thugs beat up ASUU official in Kano.

  vanguardngr.com | 6:48 pm Jan 20, 2012
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• As 20 explosions are reported in Kano today, N3.1 billion has been spent to make us all more insecure...my thoughts & prayers are with Kano.

  @elrufai - Nasir El-Rufai
  

  5:20 pm Jan 20, 2012
• May the God of peace intervene in Nigeria and may justice be served in Kano. Enough is Enough.

  @T_Bakare - Tunde Bakare
  

  11:17 pm Jan 20, 2012
• The Kano bomb tragedy is sad, really sad. God knows how many have died. May Allah expose the killers of innocents & bring down our enemies.

  @elrufai - Nasir El-Rufai
  

  10:43 pm Jan 20, 2012
• My heart goes out to the survivors of today's Kano blasts, and to the families of the dead. #Nigeria

  @toluogunlesi - tolu ogunlesi
  

  10:42 pm Jan 20, 2012
• SNG Calls off "lagos Victory Rally" due to Kano Attacks

  @SaharaReporters - Saharareporters
  

  10:16 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Someone should pls tell Mr President to make a statement tonight on this grave tragedy in Kano and reassure a stunned nation!

  @DeleMomodu - DELE MOMODU OVATION
  

  10:15 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Photo- BokoHarram drops propaganda leaflet all over Kano as they attack the Nigerian city in multiple bomb & gun fights http://t.co/h0OtOjQz

  @ogundamisi - ©Canary!
  

  9:54 pm Jan 20, 2012
• @elrufai @omojuwa @ogundamisi Boko Haram letter to Kano Residence which were thrown out at various locations by BH! http://t.co/qKhYJwAo

  @UncleB_ - Baffa Saleh
  

  9:50 pm Jan 20, 2012
• The Kano State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew following multiple explosions that killed scores of people and injured others.

  @Channels_TV - Channels Television
  

  9:14 pm Jan 20, 2012
• @Channels_TV is sad to announce tragic loss of our Kano Correspondent Enenche Akogwu shot by men thought to be members of Boko Haram

  @Channels_TV - Channels Television
  

  9:11 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Dear International News Media, Muslims and Christians today died in Kano. Why so desperate to make it "Muslim North vs Christian South"???

  @faruksm - FSM
  

  9:09 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Kano is burning, while Nigerian soldiers are occupying peaceful Lagos. Was it planned? #KanoBlasts

  @omojuwa - J Japheth-Omojuwa
  

  9:05 pm Jan 20, 2012
• RIP to those that died in the Kano bomb blasts. Really sad what Nigeria is turning into. Damn. :-(

  @BankyW - Banky Wellington
  

  9:05 pm Jan 20, 2012
• UPDATE: Channels TV confirms the death of its reporter, Enenche Akogwu, 31, in the #Kano explosion. [PHOTO] http://t.co/tJWphFjy

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  9:01 pm Jan 20, 2012
• May the souls of Enenche Akogwu and everyone killed in the Kano explosions today rest in peace...

  @medianemesis - Sisem E. Naidem
  

  8:56 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Channels TV reporter, Enenche Okwumgu, reportedly killed at the Farm Center Police Station, Kano, while filming the attacks

  @TytbonesCEO - Moraqizle
  

  8:45 pm Jan 20, 2012
• While bombs r going off in Kano,PDP & GEJ r advertising the flag-off of their gubernatorial campaign in Bayelsa on NTA. May God punish them.

  @HadizaMohammed - Hadiza Mohammed
  

  8:22 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Our condolences to the management and staff of our partner, @Channels_TV, on the loss of Mr Akogwu, their Kano Correspondent. #KanoBlasts

  @EiENigeria - EiE Nigeria
  

  8:21 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Boko Haram claims that the attacks were in response to the refusal of the Kano Govt to release some of their members arrested in the state.

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  8:16 pm Jan 20, 2012
• #BokoHaram claims #Kano attacks. See eyewitness photos http://t.co/anUbiXXZ Send yours to eyewitness@channelstv.com http://t.co/jkq0GpUH

  @Channels_TV - Channels Television
  

  8:09 pm Jan 20, 2012
• UPDATE: Channels TV reporter, Enenche Okwumgu, reportedly killed at the Farm Center Police Station, Kano, while filming the attacks.

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  8:05 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Several people reported killed in attacks in Kano, northern #Nigeria http://t.co/i4ldLgOG

  @BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News
  

  7:59 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Kano blasts: A reporter with Channels TV in Kano, Enenche Okwumgu has been killed, while filming the attack at Farm centre police station.

  @lindaikeji - Linda Ikeji
  

  7:55 pm Jan 20, 2012
• UPDATE: The attack at the Zone 1 Police headquarters in Kano was carried out by a suicide bomber driving a Honda Civic, Daily Trust reports.

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  7:40 pm Jan 20, 2012
• BREAKING NEWS: Suicide Bomber Responsible For Kano Police Zonal HQ Bombing ...More Attacks Reported-DailyTrust http://t.co/ES3ruNli

  @9jaYarn - Nigeria News
  

  7:28 pm Jan 20, 2012
• NewsAlert from @AP: KANO, #Nigeria (AP) _ Witnesses: At least 7 people killed in coordinated attacks by Islamist sect in north Nigeria

  @jongambrellAP - Jon Gambrell
  

  7:25 pm Jan 20, 2012
• BREAKING NEWS: Suicide Bomber Responsible For Kano Police Zonal HQ Bombing ...More Attacks Reported-... http://t.co/zjRw5hAZ

  @kaykayjabari - kayode ogunbayo
  

  7:25 pm Jan 20, 2012
• What a tragedy in Kano! God pls help the people tonight. http://t.co/e9Fh8Mpb

  @DeleMomodu - DELE MOMODU OVATION
  

  7:19 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Islamist Boko Haram group says it carried out bomb attacks in Kano, northern #Nigeria http://t.co/MDyWCyXo

  @BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News
  

  7:10 pm Jan 20, 2012
• A prayer for residents of Kano! God bless & keep you safe!

  @ritaUdominic - Rita Dominic
  

  7:09 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Boko Haram claims responsibility for Kano bombings.

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  7:06 pm Jan 20, 2012
• 20 simultaneous explosions in Kano. God rest the souls of the departed. God save the republic.

  @bubusn - Amara Nwankpa
  

  7:00 pm Jan 20, 2012
• BREAKING NEWS: Suicide bomber responsible for Kano Police zonal HQ bombing ...more attacks reported http://t.co/ai88j4U5

  @daily_trust - Daily Trust
  

  6:44 pm Jan 20, 2012
• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 to 20 bomb explosions, all almost at the same time, in Kano? *I refuse to believe, but who did the counting?*

  @ged - ediongsenyene g.umoh
  

  6:42 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Eyewitness in Kano Nigeria says "certainly some dead" after multiple bomb blasts in city. Police sealed off sites.

  @BBCAndrewH - andrew harding
  

  6:35 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Breaking: Eye Witness: Boko-Harram takes over Kano Police HQ as policemen flee for safety!

  @ogundamisi - ©Canary!
  

  6:04 pm Jan 20, 2012
• UPDATE: Several other explosions occurred simultaneously at other locations in Kano: sources

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  5:58 pm Jan 20, 2012
• UPDATE: The multiple bomb explosions rocked Kano Police Zone 1 headquarters and its environ.

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  5:53 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Multiple explosions reported in Kano.

  @NigeriaNewsdesk - Nigeria Newsdesk
  

  5:44 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Bomb blast reported in Kano. *..but some people are sharing the picture of the Abuja Police HQ car park blast*

  @ged - ediongsenyene g.umoh
  

  5:43 pm Jan 20, 2012
• We have locked up ourselves in a Mosque. Christians and Muslims! We are praying! Bombs, shooting everywhere in Kano!

  @Bibashir - Bashir Ishaq Bashir
  

  5:36 pm Jan 20, 2012
• If you are in kano state try as much as you can to stay away from police stations! They are just being bombed!!!

  @dawisu - Trouble™Maker!
  

  5:34 pm Jan 20, 2012
• BREAKING: Massive explosion in Kano, northern Nigeria's main city, amidst sectarian attacks - http://t.co/RDMwxdjt

  @YourAnonNews - Anonymous
  

  5:23 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Photo KANO BURNING as 20 Simultaneous Explosions hit Nigeria City. http://t.co/PfPH0wYu

  @ogundamisi - ©Canary!
  

  5:19 pm Jan 20, 2012
• #OccupyNigeria: Reports of multiple explosions in Kano, yet the FG focuses intelligence on peaceful protests.

  @EiENigeria - EiE Nigeria
  

  5:14 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Reports of up to 20 explosions in Kano. God help this country!

  @ToolzO - Tolu
  

  5:07 pm Jan 20, 2012
• @ogundamisi Eyewitness say more than 10 explosions in kano!

  @UncleB_ - Baffa Saleh
  

  5:02 pm Jan 20, 2012
• BREAKING NEWS: An explosion has occurred at Kano Police Zone 1 headquarters a few minutes ago. via Daily Trust

  @ogundamisi - ©Canary!
  

  5:01 pm Jan 20, 2012
• My heart is in Kano. Every casualty of all these man-made disasters is a citizen who has a right to a secure (safe, sane) life. #Nigeria

  @gbengasesan - 'Gbenga Sesan
  

  4:59 pm Jan 20, 2012
• NewsAlert from @AP: KANO, Nigeria (AP) _ Associated Press reporter hears large explosion in north Nigeria's main city amid sect attacks

  @jongambrellAP - Jon Gambrell
  

  4:40 pm Jan 20, 2012
• BREAKING NEWS: An explosion has occurred at Kano Police Zone 1 headquarters a few minutes ago. More details soon

  @daily_trust - Daily Trust
  

  4:31 pm Jan 20, 2012
• BREAKING NEWS: An explosion has occurred at Kano Police headquarters a few minutes ago. Our reporters on the ground are collecting details.

  @daily_trust - Daily Trust
  

  4:27 pm Jan 20, 2012
• Thugs beat up ASUU official in Kano. http://t.co/Up0xQ1FV

  @vanguardngrnews - Vanguard Newspapers
  

  4:27 pm Jan 20, 2012