A source in Ungwar Sarkin Musulmi, which houses the famous Sultan Bello Mosque, has disclosed that about 50 Christian young men last night stormed the mosque and in furtherance of the Muslim Ramadan, broke the Ramadan fast with Muslim youths as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen unity, peace and coexistence between both faiths in the troubled State.
The source said that there was consternation when the Christians arrived premises of the Mosque and proceeded to meet their hosts,and after exchanging pleasantries participated in ending the Ramadan fasting for the day as Muslims in the Mosque watched.
The leader of the Christians, Obadiah Dijji, according to the source said that they decided to visit the historic Mosque and break fast with their Muslim friends due to many reasons.
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Sunday, 22 July 2012
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Four Would-Be Mosque Bombers Arrested In Kano
Four suspected mosque bombers were this afternoon arrested in Kano State, half an hour after they were supposed to have set-off a bomb in a mosque in FageLocal Government. Their bombs, which were concealed in a polythene bag, were defused.
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed that the suspects are in its custody. A source gave the names of the men to SaharaReporters as: MohammedSaidu Lawan, Salisu Adamu, Saminu Haruna, andAbdullahi Mohammed.
The targeted mosque was to have been bombed around 2pm on a day of worship, but luck ran out on the prospective perpetrators at about 1:30p.m.
A source in the Police Anti-bomb unit said the situation created panic as many residents who were trooping-in for prayers decided to pray in other mosques.
News credit: Saharareporters
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