Kano Mosque Attack: Death Toll Rises To 21
By Abdullahi Yusuf
A total of 21 victims of the recent attack on a Mosque at Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State,have died from injuries sustained from the mayhem.
A 38-year-old man,Shafi’u Abubakar,had attacked the mosque with a petrol bomb during early morning prayers, killing scores of the worshippers instantly and injuring many others.
The motive behind the attack is believed to be a family conflict over inheritance distribution.
A total of 25 people were affected by the attack out of whom many were admitted
at the Murtala Muhammed Specialists Hospital,Kano,for treatment.
Alhaji Bature AbdulAziz who is the Chairman of Friends of the Hospital,said,”We have so far lost 21 persons and we are left with only four other patients in the hospital.”
AbdulAziz disclosed this when he led some members of the Kano Business Community on a sympathy visit to the four remaining victims of the attack at the Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital,Kano.
He commended the management of the hospital under Dr Husaini Muhammad, for taking good medical care of the victims.
Dr Bature Abdul’Aziz, who is also the National President of the Patriotic Elders Forum,also commended the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin,the first Lady,
Oluremi Tinubu, Kano State Government,the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and many others, for their donations to the victims.
He also thanked the Kano Business Community for donating N80,000 to each of the victims and also giving N20,000 to so many other patients they met at the hospital.
