Four Confirmed Dead As Central Mosque Collapses In Zaria

Four worshipers have been confirmed dead and four others injured as some sections of the Zaria Central mosque collapsed on Friday, August 11 2023.

A survivor who worshipped with victims in the Mosque, Shehu Nagari, said the incident happened when they were in the second Sujud of Asr Prayer.

He said the incident which happened suddenly affected a portion of the mosque that collapsed on those sitting directly at the section.

Nagari pointed out that he couldn’t ascertain the number of the victims.

Confirming the incident, the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4 pm when the incident occurred.

He said, “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque yesterday, and was planning to deploy a team of civil engineers to effect repairs when this unfortunate incident happened.”

While condoling the family of the deceased, the Emir directed that people should pray outside the mosque pending the repairs.

The Emir directed that the funeral prayer of all the corpses will be observed by 8.30 pm at the emir’s palace on Friday.

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