The police on Thursday confirmed that one person was killed while eight others were injured in the bomb explosion in Kano metropolis.
The explosion, which occurred on Thursday at New Road Motor Park in Sabon Gari, left dead an unidentified woman.
The device was discovered to be a high calibre improvised explosive device concealed in a refrigerator.
The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Adelenre Shinaba, confirmed the number of dead and injured.
Shinaba said: “A woman lost her life in the blast, while eight others who were injured have been taken to hospital.”
He equally said the explosive was concealed in a refrigerator that was smuggled into the park by a truck pusher, adding: “It went off at the point of loading it on a stationary vehicle.”
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