The tragedy is believed to have happened just before sunrise as the workers neared the end of their shift.
Officers in Kano search cafes and restaurants every year during Ramadan looking for Muslims breaking the fast.
The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.
The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.
Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.
Assailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March.
Nigeria end their penalty hoodoo by beating Egypt in a shootout to claim third place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a goalless draw.
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