Toll from Nigeria attacks rises to 185: police

by mymazaa.com

Attacks in Nigeria's northern city of Kano on Friday killed 185 people, including more than two dozen policemen, police said on Monday, adding that hundreds of bombs have been found.

"The statistics available to the police indicate that 29 policemen, three SSS (intelligence) officers, two immigration officers and a total of 150 civilians have so far been killed by the extremists," police commissioner Ibrahim Idris said in a statement.

He also listed one customs officer among the dead, bringing the total official toll to 185 in the attacks.