Suicide Bomber Hits Muslim Procession In Kano

A suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up among crowds in a Shia Muslim procession in the village of Dakasoye, Garun Mallam local goverment area of Kano on Friday, November 27.

This was disclosed by organisers of the procession, The Guardian reports.

One of the organisers said: “It’s a huge crowd so it’s too early to give a precise figure of casualties.”

The Muslim Brotherhood was on a procession of about 170km from Kano to Zaria.

10 people were reported dead while 45 have sustained various degrees of injuries.

Spokesman of the group, Ibrahim Usman said the incident happened around 2:30pm.

Ali Kakaki, a journalist who was at the scene of the blast said the ugly incident occurred shortly after a middle aged man was caught with Improvised Explosive Device.

Meanwhile, the Kano state Amir of the movement, Sheikh Muhammad Turi have ordered the continuation of the procession, saying that no amount of threat would deter them.