The death toll from the collapse of a section of the Zaria Central Mosque in Zaria, Kaduna State has gone up.
It would be recalled that a part of the over 150-year-old mosque collapsed on Friday at 4 pm while they were praying.
The initial death toll was put at four.
However, late on Friday, the death toll was said to have risen to between eight and 10.
The Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4pm when the incident occurred.
Bamalli said: “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque yesterday (Thursday) and were planning to deploy a team of civil engineers to effect repairs when this unfortunate incident happened.”
The Emir directed that people should pray outside the mosque pending the repairs.
Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed October 5,…
Oyo State governor and presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has…
Musiliu Akinsanya, widely known as MC Oluomo and national president of the National Union of…
The Ondo state police command says it has arrested four police officers seen in a…
The Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered Opay Digital Services Limited to pay N5 million…
Nigeria stood high on second spot at the end of day one for this year’s…
This website uses cookies.