Kano Mosque attack
28 May 2024
Four additional victims of an attack on a mosque at Abasawa village in the Gezawa local government area of Kano State were confirmed dead on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 21. The attack by 38-year-old Shafi'u Abubakar left a devastating memory of locals who lost family, friends, and loved ones. A resident of the…
17 May 2024
The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the death of 15 persons in a mosque attack in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a man on Wednesday allegedly sprayed the mosque with petrol, locked its doors and setting it on fire, trapping…
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