BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE & PETER DURU

DISTURBED by the modus  operandi of the dreaded Islamic Sect, Boko Haram, some state governors have upped security measures in their domains, to ward off possible attacks from the group.

This is in spite of the promises of the new Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, that he would fight Boko Haram to a standstill and restructure the Nigeria Police to combat widening security challenges, including those posed by the murderous Islamic group.

Since 2009, Boko Haram, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) has killed 935 persons in 164 suspected attacks in several parts of the country especially in the North

HRW said in a report on Tuesday that 550 people were killed in 115 separate attacks by the group in 2011, mostly in the far northeastern state of Borno, where the sect was founded in 2002.

Penultimate Friday,  Kano was rocked by more than 20 explosions, with several locations targeted, including police, SSS and immigration offices, as well as widespread shootings and gun battles, which claimed about 211 lives.

Thereafter, Police investigating the attacks found 10 cars loaded with Improvised explosive Devices (IEDs) at various places in the state capital, along with about 300 drink cans, eight powdered milk tins and eight 350-kg drums – all loaded with explosives, which can deployed at will with significant damaged wrought.

Indeed, there was a pandemonium at Sabon Gari, a predominantly Christian Quarter on Thursday afternoon when an IED went off between two long buses at a motor park along New Road in Kano.

Eyewitness said that the device stuffed in an empty soft drink can was thrown by an unknown person in between Gobison Bus and Ezenwata at the motor park when it suddenly exploded forcing the over crowded park to scamper with some sustaining injuries in the process.