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The Kano State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the death of 15 persons in the aftermath of a mosque attack at Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.
It was reliably gathered that a man allegedly sprayed the mosque with petrol, locked its doors, and set it on fire, and trapped the worshippers inside
The State Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria that so far, 15 out of the 24 victims of the incident died.
More victims died while receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano.
Gumel said that the incident occurred during a dawn prayer at a mosque in Gadan village, leaving 24 worshippers injured.
He said the injured victims were currently receiving treatment at the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano.
The suspect, Shafi’u Abubakar, 38 is currently in police custody.
