At least leat four worshipers have been confirmed feared dead and ten injured as some section of the Zaria central mosque collapsed on Friday August 11 2023.
A survivor who worshipped with victims in the Mosque, Mallam Shehu Nagari, said the incident happened when they were in the second Sujud of Asr Prayer.
He said the incident which happened suddenly affected a portion of the mosque that collapsed on the those sitting directly at the section.
Mallam Nagari pointed out that he couldn’t arcertained the number of the victims.
Confirming the incident, the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4pm when the incident occured.
He said, “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque yesterday, and was planning to deploy team of civil engineers to effect repairs, when this unfortunate incident happened.”
While condoling the family of the deceased, the Emir directed that people should pray outside the mosque pending the repairs.
The Emir directed that funeral prayer of all the corpses will be observed by 8.30pm at the emir’s palace on Friday.
