A female suicide bomber attempted to attack the popular Umar Bin Khattab Mosque on Zoo Road in Kano metropolis, she killed herself and injured few others on Monday. The incident occurred around 9:21pm shortly after the congregational Isha and Tarawe prayer.
The teenage bomber who alighted from a bus, attempted to enter the mosque before the explosives went off, killed her and injured some members of the vigilante attached to the mosque.
It was gathered that the bomber retreated when she realised that the vigilante attached to the mosque were screening people with electronic device. Having missed her target, she blew herself shortly after she retreated, injuring those nearby.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the incident.
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