The Kano State Police Command has rescued a man from an angry crowd after an alleged blasphemy incident at a hotel in Badawa area of Kano metropolis.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at around 9:45 pm on December 21 at the Sarina Hotel, located in Badawa Quarters.
According to sources, the police received a distress call reporting that three men, Musa Tasiu, Awwal Ibrahim and Soja Snu, all from Dorayi Quarters, had gone to the hotel to smoke shisha.
One of the sources said that Musa Tasiu allegedly entered the hotel mosque, broke the glass door, grabbed a copy of the Holy Quran and smashed it.
“After the incident, people inside the premises mobilized in large numbers and the suspect was about to be lynched,” the source said.
Sources added that a patrol team attached to the division quickly responded to the call, rescued the suspect and restored calm in the area.
The source said the situation has since been brought under control, while the investigation into the incident is ongoing.