About 30 worshipers have sustained various degrees of burns after a yet-to-be identified man set a mosque on fire at Laraba Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government area of Kano state.
The incident occurred early Wednesday morning when members of the community are observing the ‘Subh’ prayer in the community mosque.
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Daily Telescope gathered that over 20 victims, who got seriously burnt have been rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist hospital for treatment.
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A member of the community who doesn’t want to be named told Daily Telescope that the man used petrol and lights up fire while about 40 worshippers were praying.
“The man did not only set the fire and go, but locked the mosque after setting it on fire. This high level of wickedness. Probably, his mission to kill the entire worshippers inside the mosque. Only God knows the motive behind this heinous act.
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“It took time for some people outside the mosque to the rescue of the victims who were struggling to find their way out of the burning mosque.”
It was not clear wether the man that set the mosque on fire was apprehended or not.
