But we believe it was carried out by the dreaded Boko Haram sect. Even today, if the government has a rethink and decides to retrace their steps, we will still welcome the kind gesture because goodwill is never time bound.ĭo you know if the government has brought the perpetrators to justice? It still hurts to know the governor at the time of the bomb blasts was a son of Mubi but he never showed us enough empathy. The government knows what to do but it has instead treated us with scorn. We have the record of 17 persons who died in the mosque. It is still not too late to compensate families of victims who died in the Mubi bomb blasts. Many of the deceased left behind children and grandchildren, who will require one form of assistance or the other, but it never did that. Or, perhaps a government official diverted it.Īt least, the government should have sent a delegation to work with the mosque to get the list of victims for possible assistance. If something was given, we have no news of it. If there’s any compensation meant for the victims of the bomb blast that occurred in our mosque, we have yet to receive it. ![]() But the government, which is not a government of social justice, ignored us. ![]() An altruistic government would have taken the names of the deceased persons and assisted their families. The suicide bomber could also not be held to account for the crime because he died. The government, as we know, does not pay compensation for death. It was rebuilt by Mahmood Sali, the state Commissioner for Finance. If there was compensation, I am not aware of it. The bomb blast brought a different experience to us. But our worst experience was when Boko Haram insurgents invaded Mubi. There was a time when we heard gunshots on a daily basis and news of assassinations. We have seen difficult times and lived through them. A few others and I, who survived and lost nothing more than our blood on that day, have been trying to take comfort in God, knowing the incident was a test. I can only say the blast was an act of God. Our tears have not stopped flowing, but the grief is beyond tears for us. My four assistants, who were killed by the blast, were not related to me but they were very dear to me because we were always together. Dagari was one of our oldest worshippers. Others also killed, whose bodies were among the 13 corpses recovered after the blast, were Mallam Mohammed, who was preaching Sule Babru, a Kanuri man and Dagari, a 93-year-old man. I lost four people: Mallam Haruna Mallam Sani Iro and Babangida. How many of your relations or friends died in the attack? But the hospital was on strike so I went to a private hospital not far from here. I was able to go to a general hospital despite the pain I felt all over my body after I regained consciousness. Those who died immediately from the bomb blast were 13. I found my body covered in blood because of the cuts I had on my face, hands and legs. At that moment, a ‘Keke Napep’ rider (commercial tricycle rider) who was suspicious of the passenger he had brought opposite the mosque alerted me and others not to allow the stranger to get inside the mosque. Later, around 12:20pm, I went outside the mosque. They explained to us that they were aid workers. I asked one of my assistants (Suleiman) to find out who the occupants of the vehicle were and why the car had been parked there for so long. The vehicle belonged to the International Committee of the Red Cross. On that fateful day, I saw a strange car parked a few metres away from the mosque. When the then Imam died, I became the Imam. In 1976, I became an assistant Imam in this mosque. I became the Imam of this mosque 30 years ago. It was formerly a mud house but was rebuilt with blocks 20 years ago. ![]() There were two suicide bombings on in Mubi and one of them was detonated in your mosque, how did it happen? ![]() Mohammed Shuaibu, 72, the assistant Imam at the Mubi mosque bombed by Boko Haram in 2018 where many people were killed, tells HINDI LIVINUS about the pain of losing loved ones in such a manner
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