The bomb blast occurred outside a mosque in Kano just as Muslim faithfuls prepared for Friday prayers

  The bomb went off as Muslim faithful prepared for their Friday jumaat prayers. (Twitter)

A bomb blast has occurred outside the central mosque of Kano, as people were packing into the area for Friday Prayers.
Scores of people are feared dead in a bomb blast at Kano Central Mosque, near the Emir’s palace and though details of the bomb blast are still sketchy, an eye witness told Reuters that a lot of people are currently down injured and screaming.  


"These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with people screaming," said Chijjani Usman, a local reporter who resides in Kano told Reuters.

The bomb reportedly went off as Muslim faithfuls prepared for their Friday jumaat prayers, triggering serious uproar as people ran helter-skelter for their lives.
The number of casualties is not yet known.  According to various unconfirmed reports on Twitter, the police have cordoned off the entire area while the entire mosque has been deserted.
The explosion according to reports went off at about 2p.m. and was said to have been followed by gunshots.

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