A victim of the explosions that occurred at the Central Mosque near the palace of the Emir of Kano said the suicide bombers’ improvised explosives were remotely detonated by a strange white man at the mosque.
One of the victims of the Friday explosions, Malam Shehu Ahmed, currently receiving treatment at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala, shared his experience with Channels Television.
It was a different story and one strange enough to aid investigation into the attack that occurred during the Friday jumaat.
Malam Adamu was right inside the mosque when the explosions occurred.
“I saw an uncomfortable white man enter the mosque alongside two black teenage boys who later remotely detonated the explosives in the bodies of the said boys,” he said.
Other victims of the attack receiving treatment at the hospital also recounted their experience in the aftermath of the tragic incident which killed over 150 worshippers and left over 130 injured.
Although officials are yet to comment on the increasing death toll, sources close to the Emirate Council said three more bodies were recovered in the process of cleaning the mosque.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but another victim, Sani Bello, believed the Boko Haram terrorist group was responsible for the incident that hospitalised him and his father.
Hospital official, Dr. Nura Aminu, confirmed that injuries sustained from the attack were very severe.
“There are injuries which are irreparable, which means the persons affected may likely lose their legs,” he said.
A former Military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, visited the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, and called on Nigerians to remain vigilant in their places of worship and businesses.
Buhari describe the incident as unfortunate, horrible and heart wrenching, urging the government to be more proactive in the fight against insurgency.
“Nigerians have to be vigilant wherever they are; motor parks, churches, mosques and other public places. I hope the law enforcement agencies would be fully complemented by the civil society,” General Buhari said.
Meanwhile, the officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, who still could not explain the current situation on the death toll, also said the Federal Government had ordered the delivery of medical consumables to aid the treatment of the victim.
They are expected to arrive on Monday.
The Kano State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Yusuf Labaran, said the State government had directed a free medical treatment for all victims in government hospitals.
“Most of the drugs and consumables have been exhausted, but we have more than enough blood for thee treatment of the victims and we thank the public for coming out to donate blood for the treatment of the victims,” Dr. Labaran said.
Presently, there are victims in all the four major hospitals across Kano State, while some have been taken away by their relatives to private hospitals.
