The Kano State Police Command said the principal suspect behind the early morning exlosion at a mosque, which left 24 people injured in Gadan village of Gezawa Local Government Area of the state, has been arrested.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kano, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said no death was recorded in the explosion.
The statement reads: “Today, 15/05/2024 at about 0520hrs, reports were received that, there was an explosion at a Mosque in Gadan Village, Gezawa LGA, Kano State during “Subhi Prayer” and that some people got injured.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, FIPMA, psc immediately deployed the command’s combined teams consisting of experts in Explosive Ordnance Disposal Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) led by CSP Haruna Isma’il and other Crime-Scene Policemen led by Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Gezawa Division, CSP Haruna Iliya.
“The scene was cordoned-off and twenty-four (24) victims including 20 Male Adults and 4 Male Children were removed and rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano where they are currently receiving treatment.
“Forensic Analysis at this preliminary stage revealed a suspected petrol explosion of which full investigation ongoing.
“The principal suspect has been identified and arrested, he is Shafi’u Abubakar aged 38 years who said his action was purely in hostility following prolong family disagreement over sharing of inheritance of which those that he alleged to have cheated on him were in the mosque at that moment and he did that for his voice to be heard.
“While the suspect is currently in police custody, detai investigation is ongoing and will be made public in due course.”
