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Mosque collapses during prayers, killing 7 worshippers in northwestern Nigeria
Videos apparently recorded at the scene showed a wide opening where a part of the roof fell in
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A part of a mosque collapsed while hundreds of people were inside for prayers Friday, and seven worshippers were killed, authorities said in northwestern Nigeria’s Kaduna state.
The Zaria Central Mosque is in Zaria, which is one of northern Nigeria’s largest cities.
“Twenty-three persons were affected and evacuated to the hospital by our fire servicemen,” the state Emergency Management Agency said. State officials said the mosque was constructed in the 1830s.
Videos apparently recorded at the scene showed a wide opening where a part of the roof fell in.
The victims were buried while prayers were held for them at the mosque.
Kaduna Governor Uba Sani ordered an immediate investigation into the disaster and promised to assist those affected by the “heartbreaking incident.” His office said an advance team was already in Zaria.
The mosque's collapse comes after more than a dozen building failures in the West African nation in the last year. Authorities often blame such disasters on a failure by officials to enforce building safety regulations and on poor maintenance.
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