Friday, November 28, 2014
BREAKING! Bomb explodes at Kano central mosque as people gather for friday jumat
It has just been brought to the notice of BlackBox that a bomb has just exploded at the Kano Central Juma'at Mosque. Casualty figure is still unknown. Information reaching BBN confirmed that many are feared dead after blast rocked the central mosque were the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, usually leads prayers on Fridays. The source however, said the Emir was not in the Mosque as at the time of the blast.
The bomb blast occurred around 2.30pm, near the Emir of Kano’s palace. Spokesman for the Joint Task Force, Capt Ikechukwu Eze, confirmed the blast
A staff of the Emir's Palace told Reuters that it was a multiple explosion and he could not wait to take account of casualties.
"After multiple explosions, they also opened fire. I cannot tell you the level of casualties because we all ran away."
A police spokesman in Kano declined to make any immediate comment. There was also no immediate claim of responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on Boko Haram, which has for five years waged a campaign to revive a medieval Islamic caliphate governed by sharia law.
Another reliable source told BBN, that though the issue is a sensitive one, he witnessed police vehicles evacuating the wounded from the scene. Casualty figure remain unknown, unconfirmed report put it over 40 deaths.
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