The Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna state has collapsed on Friday, killing at least four people and wounding seven others.
Emir of Zazzau Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli has confirmed the tragedy, saying the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4pm when the incident occurred.
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.”
The monarch has condoled the families of the deceased. He also directed that people should pray outside the mosque pending the repairs.
The funeral prayer of all the corpses will be observed today at 8.30pm at the emir’s palace, the emir said.
