At least four persons have been confirmed dead as Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna State collapsed on Friday evening.
Theliberationnews gathered that the victims were observing the Asr (evening) prayer around 4 pm when the incident occurred.
Confirming the incident, the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said subsequent prayers will be held outside the mosque until further notice.
The Emir however directed that funeral prayer for all the deceased should be observed by 8.30 pm at his palace.
The Emir said: “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque yesterday, and was planning to deploy team of civil engineers to effect repairs, when this unfortunate incident happened.”
While condoling the family of the deceased, the Emir directed that people should pray outside the mosque pending the repairs.
