Police arrests 200 after Kano attacks

The Nigeria Police Force  have arrested 200 people, mostly Chadian “mercenaries,” after last week’s attacks in the northern main city of Kano, sources said Thursday, as a fresh blast struck the same area.
The explosion at a Kano bus terminal caused no casualties and its causes were not immediately clear, but it forced the area to be evacuated, the army and police said.
The deadliest violence to hit Kano came last Friday, when coordinated gun and bomb attacks, claimed by the Islamist group Boko Haram, killed at least 185 in the primarily Muslim city.
“Many arrests have been made since the attacks,” the police source said on condition of anonymity, referring to the Friday assaults.
“We have arrested around 200 attackers and 80 percent of them are Chadians. They came in as mercenaries.”
There were indications the Chadians had been paid to participate in the recent attacks attributed to Boko Haram, the source added.
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