The death toll from the collapse of a section of the Zaria Central Mosque in Zaria, Kaduna State has gone up.
The Eagle Online recalls that a part of the over 150-year-old mosque collapsed on Friday at 4pm while they were praying.
The initial death toll was put at four.
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However, late on Friday, the death toll was said to have risen to between eight and 10.
The Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, said the victims were observing the Asr prayer around 4pm when the incident occurred.
Bamalli said: “We had earlier observed a crack on the wall of the mosque yesterday (Thursday) and were planning to deploy a team of civil engineers to effect repairs when this unfortunate incident happened.”
The Emir directed that people should pray outside the mosque pending the repairs.
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