About 10 gunmen went on a shooting spree after the blast at the mosque, which is close to the Emir of Kano’s palace. A rescue official, who spoke with AFP, put casualty figures at almost 400, adding that 120 were killed and 270 seriously injured in the three explosions that rocked the mosque.
Anybody who condemn Boko Haram, they always try to kill him. Just few weeks after Emir Sanusi urge the people to defend themselves against Boko Haram, they decided to strike in Kano
A local reporter who resides in Kano, Chijjani Usman, told Reuters: “The attackers have bombed the mosque. I saw people screaming.”
