Twenty-one out of the 25 victims of the Gadan village mosque attack in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State have so far died from injuries sustained during the incident.
According to The PUNCH, the Chairman of Friends of the Hospital, Alhaji Bature Abdulaziz, disclosed this when he led some members of the Kano Business Community on a sympathy visit to the four remaining victims of the attack at the specialist hospital in Kano.
”We have so far lost 21 persons and we are left with only four other patients in the hospital,” he said.
He commended the management of the hospital, for taking good medical care of the victims.
Abdul’Aziz, who is also the National President of the Patriotic Elders Forum, also commended the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, Kano State Government, the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and many others, for their donations to the victims.
The attack occurred when a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar, locked worshipers inside the mosque during an early morning prayer and set it ablaze, killing some instantly and injuring many others.