The incident came about when family have been attending morning prayers on Wednesday in Gezawa segment of Kano situation.

Citizens mentioned flames engulfed the mosque then the assault with worshippers heard wailing as they struggled to not hidden the locked doorways.

Upcoming listening to the explosion, neighbours pressed for time to backup the ones trapped inside of, native media reported.

Rescue groups together with bomb mavens from Kano have been straight away deployed in accordance with the assault, a police remark mentioned.

Police upcoming showed {that a} bomb was once no longer impaired within the assault.

The Fireplace Provider in Kano mentioned they weren’t known as straight away the hearth began, including that they may have introduced the condition beneath keep an eye on a lot quicker.

Kano Fireplace Provider spokesman Saminu Yusuf advised the BBC that they were given experiences of the incident then locals had spill out the hearth.

“In a situation like this, people are supposed to call us but we didn’t get any call from the location until after normalcy had returned,” Mr Yusuf added.

Police mentioned the suspect confessed that his movements have been a part of a dispute over inheritance, claiming he was once focused on some nation participants who have been throughout the mosque.

“What happened is not associated with any act of terrorism, rather it was a skirmish that arose as a result of inheritance distribution,” Umar Sanda, a local police chief, told journalists after visiting the scene.

“It is really unfortunate,” Mr Sandahe added.

“The suspect is at this time with us and is giving out helpful data.”

Initial reports said one worshipper had died from the attack but the death toll later rose after more victims died while receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano.

Extra sufferers, together with kids, are nonetheless receiving remedy on the health facility, in keeping with police.