Posted on: 11:23 Wed, 25 Nov 2015



Explosion rocked a mosque at
Yartabki village near the
headquarters of Funtua local
government in Katsina state, on
Tuesday.

Aminu Sadiq, the police public
relations officer in the state,
confirmed the incident to NAN, but
said no one was injured, and that
“severe damage” was not done to the
mosque.

He said a suspect had been arrested,
disclosing that two mobile cell
phones and remnants of the
explosives were also recovered.

Sadiq added that the recovered items
were being ascertained by experts.

The worshippers, who were
reportedly scared after spotting a
black polythene bag inside the
mosque, informed the police, but the
explosives detonated before the
arrival of the security team.

According to NAN, the paint on the
wall and carpets of the mosque got
burnt.

Though the police have not revealed
the identity of the attackers, Boko
Haram insurgents are the prime
suspects. Katsina, the state of
President Muhammadu Buhari, is
one of the few northern states, where
the sect has not been able to operate.

The last known insurgent attack in
Katsina occurred at Daura, the
hometown of the president, in 2013.

Eleven persons, including soldiers
and policemen, were killed during
that attack.