One person has been confirmed dead following the early morning mosque explosion at Gadan village in Gezawa Local government area of Kano State
The AIG in charge of Zone 1, Umar M. Sanda confirmed the death when a delegation of security personnel including the Commissioner of Police in the State and the Director DSS visited the victims at Murtala Muhammad Specialist hospital.
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“What happened is not associated with any act of terrorism but rather, it was a skirmish that arose as a result of inheritance distribution.
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“The suspect was said to be not satisfied with the distribution and was reacting to that. He is presently with us and is giving out useful information. Out of the 24 that were admitted here one is dead. It is really unfortunate. He used a locally made bomb to commit the crime,” he said.
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Recall that 24 persons were critically injured on Wednesday following an early morning explosion at the mosque.
The suspect was said to have attacked the mosque while the victims were praying.
