A village leader and a hospital official reported that armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state during morning prayers, killing at least 27 people and injuring several others.
Residents of the remote community of Unguwan Mantau in the Malumfashi local government area reported that the gunmen opened fire inside a mosque as Muslims gathered for prayer at around 00 GMT.
No one immediately took responsibility for the attacks, but they’ve become more frequent in the region’s north-western and north-central regions, where farmers and local herders frequently clash over limited land and water access.
Scores of people have been killed and injured in the attacks, including one that left more than 100 people dead in north-central Nigeria in June. The “almost daily bloodshed in Benue state” was called upon by Amnesty International to end the administration. According to Amnesty International, that attack took place in Yelwata, a town in Benue State.
Authorities and analysts have warned that more herdsmen are taking up arms as the conflict has gotten worse in recent years.
Source: Aljazeera
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