US EditionGunmen kill at least 13 people in a mosque shooting in northwestern Nigeria
- Gunmen killed at least 13 worshippers in a mosque during morning prayers in northwestern Nigeria, according to local authorities.
- The attack was described as retaliation for a successful defense by the community, where locals ambushed and killed several terrorists two days earlier.
- Banditry poses a significant security challenge in Nigeria's northwest and north-central regions, a situation that has worsened recently.
- Authorities and analysts have noted that more herdsmen are taking up arms, contributing to the ongoing conflict.
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Armed men have committed an attack on a mosque in the Nigerian town of Unguwan Mantau. Several people died. Background seems to be conflicts between local shepherds and criminal gangs.
At least 27 people were killed and others injured in Nigeria on Tuesday, after armed men broke into a mosque in Katsina State in the north of the country during the dawn prayers. Eyewitnesses stated that "armed men opened fire inside a mosque while Muslims gathered to pray at dawn in one of the remote villages of the Malumvashi region." The federal and local authorities repeatedly signed peace agreements with armed groups, but they were repeated…
At least 27 people were killed this morning in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria. Armed gang members stormed the mosque in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina during morning prayers, local authorities say. An unknown number of people were injured. A local official said the army and police have been deployed to prevent further attacks in the area. He said gunmen often hide among crops on farms during the rainy season to carry out attacks on vil…
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