Bomb explosion kills 8 at Nigeria's School of Hygiene

School of Hygiene, Kano, northern Nigeria is the latest target of a series of bomb explosions rocking rocking northern Nigeria. Following the explosion, the Nigerian Police said 8 people were killed during the incidence.

BBC's Mansur Liman, in the capital Abuja, says the blast occurred as students were struggling to meet a deadline to register for the new academic session.

He says the area has been cordoned off and emergency services are continuing to take the injured to hospital.

One person has been arrested, according to the police.

A teacher at the college told the AFP news agency that the blast seemed to originate from a car park next to the post-secondary training school.