Boko Haram Female Suicide Bomber Blows Herself Up Near Kano Mosque

A female suicide bomber blew herself up outside a popular Kano mosque, Umar Ibn Khattab on Zoo road in Kano metropolis on Monday night, a few minutes after the night prayer.


An eye witness, Sulaiman Ibrahim, said the teenage bomber attempted to enter the mosque when the explosives went off,  killing her and injuring some members of the vigilante attached to the mosque.


He said the incident happened about 9:21pm after the congregation of Isha and Tarawe prayer as it was conducted early, unlike before.

It was gathered that the bomber had observed the vigilante attached to the mosque screening people with electronic device and decided to retreat and stay around the mosque.


According to him, the girl was heading towards the mosque when she missed her target and blew herself up.