“I Said Allahu Akbar”, How I Escaped 2014 Boko Haram Attack on Kano Mosque, Imam Narrates Sad Ordeal
- A fresh update regarding the Boko Haram attack at Kano Central Mosque in 2014 has been revealed to the public
- The Imam who led Jumu’at prayers during the attack has shared key details of how he escaped the incident
- In a recent interview, he disclosed that he was in the Mosque praying and that was how he escaped, with his son
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Prof. Sani Zahradeen, the Imam who led Jumu’at prayers during the Boko Haram attack at Kano Central Mosque in 2014, has revealed how he escaped the incident.
Boko Haram militants launched a deadly assault on the Kano Central Mosque, killing many worshippers on November 28, 2014.
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What really happened
Over 200 people died in the attack which was believed to have been targeted at the dethroned emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
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Prof Zahradeen, who is the Grand Imam of Kano Emirate, said the attack lasted one hour, Daily Trust reported.
Narrating the incident in an interview with Trust TV, the Imam, who was Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), said,
“That is about seven years ago which is 28 November 2014, I finished reading the Khudba (sermon) and (we are) about to start praying, when I said Allahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest) then I heard BOOM behind me but I didn’t realized that there was anything.
“But later on before I started reading (Qur’an), people started saying Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar in the back, my son was trying to see what was going on, some people were crying and (there was) shots outside.
“My son who took me to the mosque came in trying to go outside then I said no no they were shooting outside, we stayed in the mosque for about one hour.”
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The Emir's whereabouts during the attack
Asked where the emir was at that moment, the Imam said,
“The emir was not in the mosque at that time, he was not in the country, he was performing lesser hajj but he heard about it, he called me and said ‘I just heard what happened, we were finishing up, I was on way tomorrow Insha Allah.”
On the number of those who lost their lives
On the number of people who died, the Imam said,
“Official they said more than 100 people died but somebody told me there was more than 500 casualties, so today is the 7th anniversary and Insha Allah we will pray for the dead souls.”
"Nigerian Army killing Boko Haram children", Reuters releases fresh report as Lai Mohammed denies claim
Reuters has once again leveled serious allegations against the Nigerian military. In this latest report, the international media outfit on Monday, December 12, claimed that officers of the Nigerian Army are killing children of terrorists.
According to Reuters, the report was based on the revelations of more than 40 soldiers and civilians.
The international outfit said the source claimed to have witnessed the Nigerian military kill children or seen children’s corpses after a military operation.
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