Four Would-Be Mosque Bombers Arrested In Kano

By SaharaReporters, New York

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.
culled from saharaareporter