The victims were observing the Asr (evening) prayer around 4pm when the building carved in
Four persons died on Friday evening when the Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna State on collapsed.
Platforms Africa reports that the victims were observing the Asr (evening) prayer around 4pm when the incident occurred.
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Confirming the incident, the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said subsequent prayers will be held ourside the mosque until further notice.
The Emir however directed that funeral prayer of for all the deceased should be observed by 8.30pm at his palace.
The Emir 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.
