Residents said they buried at least 21 victims, mostly aged persons, since the incident occurred on 15 May.

The death toll from the 15 May attack on a mosque at Gadan, a community in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, has risen to 21, an official has said.

Residents said they have buried at least 21 victims, mostly aged persons since the incident occurred last week.

A resident of the community, Shafi'u Abubakar, had sprayed the mosque with fuel, locked worshippers inside and set it ablaze. The police initially said Mr Abubakar used a petrol bomb, but locals believed no explosive device was involved.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that one person died while on admission at the Murtala Muhammad Specialists Hospital following the incident that affected almost 40 worshippers, including children.

But more victims receiving treatments at the Murtala Muhammad Specialists Hospital in Kano have since died. On Thursday, the figure rose to 21 after four more victims died.

The Chairperson of Friends of the Hospital (a civic group), Bature Abdulaziz, told reporters about the situation on Thursday when he led some members of the Kano Business Community on a sympathy visit to the community.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who was also in the community on a sympathy visit, announced a donation of N15 million to the relatives of the victims and the community.

"Additionally, in response to the community's request, I donated N10 million for the purchase of land to be used as a burial ground and N5 million for the injured and families of the deceased, Mr Jibrin said.

Mr Jibrin also pledged to build a modern mosque for the community.