- According to Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, prayers would continue to be held outside the mosque till further notice.
- The Emir directed that the funeral prayer of all the corpses be observed at 8.30pm at the emir’s palace which was carried out according to Islamic rites
Four persons died on Friday evening when the Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna State on collapsed.
The victims were observing the Asr (evening) prayer around 4pm when the incident occurred.
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.
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