There was a commotion in Kaduna State after Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on worshippers.
It was gathered on Friday August 11th 2023, that four worshippers died while seven others sustained injuries in the incident.
Daily Trust quoted the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, saying the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4:00pm when the incident occurred.
He said, “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque yesterday and were planning to deploy a team of civil engineers to effect repairs when this unfortunate incident happened.”
The monarch sympathized with the family of the deceased and 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 today at 8:30pm at the emir’s palace.
