Two male suicide bombers arrived at the Kano Line bus station after taking a bus from the town of Wuddil, approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Kano . The bombers detonated explosives concealed under their clothes shortly after disembarking from the bus . The explosions triggered fires that destroyed two buses and a car
25 Feb 2015 · Kano Line Motor Park, Kano Municipal, Kano
Deaths
10
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
10
Perpetrators
Boko Haram
Response
Commissioner Ibrahim Idris confirmed the attack to CNN, explaining that the bombers took a bus from Wuddil to avoid security screening at the station
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Targeting of crowded civilian spaces, use of suicide bombers to disrupt daily life and transport systems.
Trajectory
The Kano Line bombing was the last major urban blast in Kano for several months. The subsequent military cleansing operations in the Sambisa and Alagarno forests significantly reduced the group's ability to transport IEDs into the deep Northwest.
Cycle notes
The bombing followed a pattern of suicide attacks targeting bus stations that began with the 14 April 2014 Nyanya bus station bombing in Abuja and continued with the 15 February 2015 Damaturu bus station bombing and the 24 February 2015 Potiskum bus station bombing. The tactic of taking a bus from outside the city to bypass security checks was a notable adaptation. The attack also prefigured the 2016‑2017 wave of suicide bombings in Kano, including the 22 July 2016 explosion at a Kano Line bus station.
Pattern
Suicide Bombing
Related — Bombing/IED
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