17 dead, 34 injured in Federal College of Education, FCE, Kano bombing

17 people have been killed and about 34 wounded after gunshots and an explosion hit a college in the north Nigerian city of Kano on Wednesday, witnesses said.

Students and workers at the Federal College of Education in the Kofar Kabuga area of the city fled in panic as shots rang out and an explosion ripped through the campus at about 2:00 pm 17th Sept. 2014 (1300 GMT).

There was no official confirmation from local police and no immediate indication of the number of casualties but two witnesses told AFP they saw at least five vehicles taking away casualties.