A blast just occured at the Central Mosque in Kano as Muslims were having their Friday prayers. Sahara reporters report. The Kano Central Mosque is close to the Emir of Kano’s palace. And the emir leads the prayers on Fridays.
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. Eyewitness report says about 50 bodies have already been counted, but this figure has not been verified.
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