Scores of people are suspected to have lost their lives when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of a Shia Muslim procession outside the city of Kano on Friday.
According to a terse statement on their website http://www.islamicmovement.org/, the group led by Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky said: “A bomb exploded during the Arba’een Symbolic trek killing scores at a village called Dakasoye at around 2:00 pm local time today. Earlier on a suicide bomber was apprehended and upon questioning said another one is among the people. Before the second suicide bomber was traced he exploded the bomb he was carrying killing a number of brothers and sisters”.
But there was no official indication of casualties and one of the organisers told AFP: “It’s a huge crowd so it’s too early to give a precise figure of casualties.
“We now have the other suspect in custody.”
The organiser, who asked to remain anonymous, said the bomber ran into the crowd before he could be spotted and detonated his explosives.
“He was dressed in black like everyone else. His accomplice was initially arrested and confessed they were sent by Boko Haram,” he added.
“They were part of the young men abducted by Boko Haram in (the Borno state town of) Mubi last year and taken to Sambisa Forest where they were given some military training.
“They were sent to Kano 11 days ago and kept in a house specifically for this attack.”
The bomber detonated his explosives after realising his accomplice had been arrested, the organiser added.
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