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Explosions Rocks Saminaka In Kaduna State

September 27, 2013

Reports from Saminaka in Lere local government area of Kaduna State indicated that there were a series of bomb explosions and shootings throughout the night and till the early hours of today.

Reports from Saminaka in Lere local government area of Kaduna State indicated that there were a series of bomb explosions and shootings throughout the night and till the early hours of today.

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The explosions and shootings were reportedly carried out by suspected gunmen believed to be insurgents while other versions has it that it was an armed robbery attack on two commercial banks in the area.

Saminaka shares boundaries with Bauchi, Plateau and Kano states. It lies in a heavily forest said to be a terrorists den, the area has served as a safe passage for insurgents and violent criminals crossing from Bauchi to Southern Kaduna and other parts of northern Nigeria.

A source told Saharareporters that soldiers have been deployed to the town to fight the attackers.

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