Police save 15,000 Moslems from bomb blast in Kano

What would have resulted to the death of thousands of muslim worshippers in Kano state today was averted by men of anti-bomb squad as they were able to suppress an explosives device planted in a Mosque. Already, three suspects were apprehended at the premises of the Mosque by the security agency, according to the Kano State Commissioner of police, Ibrahim K. Idris. Idris who disclosed this to reporters, said suspected terrorists concealed the high volume Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a plastic bag and neatly planted it inside the Fagge Mosque which has a capacity of about 15, 000 worshipers. He added that “The person that planted the explosive came
inside the mosque before the prayer time. He concealed the explosive in a plastic can, dropped it, sat down, picked a Qu’ran and pretended to be reciting the Qu’ran. “After some minutes, he went outside, came in again, sat in the same position and pretended to be reading the Holy Book. After a while, he went outside, abandoned the plastic can and never returned. At this point, the mosque committee suspected the plastic can and alerted the police. “When the anti-bomb squad arrived the mosque, they brought the plastic can outside, checked the content and discovered it was an explosive; and they immediately detonated it,” he stated. The police boss, however, advised residents to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement or strange item dumped anywhere to the police, pointing out that, “people should be very careful even in the mosques and churches.” He also advised clerics to be vigilants and prevent unknown faces from taking strange materials into place of worship.