'How I Survived Kano Central Mosque Blast' - 75-Year Old (PHOTO)
A 75-year-old survivor of the November 28 multiple bomb explosions in
Kano, Alhaji Mohammed Isa Tiga, yesterday gave a bloodchilling
account of the attack that rocked the city’s Central Mosque, saying he
survived by Allah’s grace.
Speaking to Sunday Sun at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Abdullahi Wase Specialist (Nassarawa) Hospital, the frail-looking man recounted that those responsible for the blasts came in a Toyota Sienna space wagon just as the Jumat prayers were about to start. He recalled seeing three of them, adding that while two sat at the back of the vehicle, only one was seated at the front.
According to him, as soon as they arrived, they stepped out of the car like normal worshippers and looked every bit like worshippers until they began to operate.
Speaking to Sunday Sun at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Abdullahi Wase Specialist (Nassarawa) Hospital, the frail-looking man recounted that those responsible for the blasts came in a Toyota Sienna space wagon just as the Jumat prayers were about to start. He recalled seeing three of them, adding that while two sat at the back of the vehicle, only one was seated at the front.
According to him, as soon as they arrived, they stepped out of the car like normal worshippers and looked every bit like worshippers until they began to operate.
“I was close by. I saw the three of them alight from the car. A few minutes after they walked away from the vehicle, the bombs exploded,”Isa Tiga suffered injuries in the confusion, stressing that his survival was a miracle.He could not say what eventually happened to the three men.
He recalled that confusion ensued. “As people tried to run away, the young men pulled out their guns and were shooting at those struggling to escape from the blast.”
