
Over
200 people were reportedly killed in the bomb blast that occurred
yesterday afternoon at the Kano Central Mosque where the Emir of Kano
usually leads prayers. Some eye-witnesses and rescue officials put the
figure at 300, making it one the deadliest bomb attacks in Nigeria.
According
to eyewitnesses, three bombs went off one after the other at the 10,000
capacity Mosque during the Friday Jumat prayers. Two went off inside
the Mosque, and one outside.
And when people tried to flee the scene,
gun men opened fire on worshipers. Many of the casualties were children
who couldn't run as fast. Some were trampled to death in the mayhem that
ensued.
When normalcy returned hours after the attack, the
dead and wounded, said to be over 250, were taken to the Murtala
Mohammed Specialist Hospital and the Nasarawa Hospital.
The Emir of Kano was out of the country when the incident occurred. He'd left the night before.
President
Jonathan also cancelled his meeting with Nigerians entertainers at the
Creative Industry event last night because of the blast.
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