About four worshipers were killed while seven others sustained injuries when the Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna State collapsed yesterday.
Confirming the incident, the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4p.m. when the incident occurred.
According to him, “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”.
The Emir, however, directed that funeral prayer for all the deceased be observed by 8.30p.m. at his palace.
While condoling the family of the deceased, Bamalli directed that people should pray outside the mosque pending the repairs.
