Suicide Bombers KIll 15 Muslims Trekking From Kano To Zaria

Two suicide bombers reportedly blew
themselevs up after mingling with
the members of a Shia Muslim procession in
the village of Dakasoye, Garun Mallam local
goverment area of Kano on Friday, November
27.
According to new information obtained from
Sahara Reporters, at least 15 people were
killed during the exlposions and 45 sustained
various degrees of injuries.
One of the organisers said: “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. 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 ,” he said.
“They were sent to Kano 11 days ago and
kept in a house specifically for this attack.”
The Muslim Brotherhood was on a procession
of about 170km from Kano to Zaria.

Spokesman of the group, Ibrahim Usman said
the incident happened around 2:30pm.
Ali Kakaki, a journalist who was at the scene
of the blast said the ugly incident occurred
shortly after a middle aged man was caught
with Improvised Explosive Device., the Kano state Amir of the
movement, Sheikh Muhammad Turi have
ordered the continuation of the procession,
saying that no amount of threat would deter
them.
This comes barely four days after a female
suicide bomber detonated her Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) along Maiduguri-Mafa
road in Borno state, killing eleven people in
the process.
Also, on Wednesday November 18, two
teenage suicide bombers were said to have
blown up a popular mobile phone market in
Kano state.
They were said to have detonated the
explosives one after the other, and about 20
people lost their lives almost immediately
during the deadly incident.
The annual trekking event usually involves
thousands of Muslims across northern
Nigeria.  The group is led by Sheikh Ibrahim
El-Zakzaky.