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It is a Black Friday indeed for the people in Kano state as what is suspected to be two car bombs rocked the central mosque of the biggest city in Northern Nigeria.
This happened just as residents were pouring into the place for their Friday prayers.
"These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with people screaming," a local reporter, Chijjani Usman, told Reuters.
The bomb went off at the Kano Central mosque, close to the Emir's palace. Spokesperson of the Military JTF in Kano, Captain Ikechukwu Eze, has confirmed the incident.
The explosion is believed to have gone off between 2:00pm to 2:30pm during the preparations for Friday's Jumaat prayers.
The blast went off before Sani Zahradeen, Imam of the mosque, began his sermon, and was followed by sporadic gunshots.
Police have cordoned off the area. Casualty figures remain unknown, but many are suspected to have lost their lives.
This happened just as residents were pouring into the place for their Friday prayers.
"These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with people screaming," a local reporter, Chijjani Usman, told Reuters.
The bomb went off at the Kano Central mosque, close to the Emir's palace. Spokesperson of the Military JTF in Kano, Captain Ikechukwu Eze, has confirmed the incident.
The explosion is believed to have gone off between 2:00pm to 2:30pm during the preparations for Friday's Jumaat prayers.
The blast went off before Sani Zahradeen, Imam of the mosque, began his sermon, and was followed by sporadic gunshots.
Police have cordoned off the area. Casualty figures remain unknown, but many are suspected to have lost their lives.
