MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Armed males on motorbikes killed a minimum of 18 individuals at a mosque in Niger state in northern Nigeria, two residents informed Reuters on Monday.
The attackers arrived within the Maza-Kuka group of Mashegu native authorities space at roughly 5 a.m., the residents stated.
“They got here and went straight to the mosque and shot at worshippers with out sparing anybody,” resident Abdulganiyu Hassan informed Reuters.
Hassan stated they kidnapped greater than 10 others. Bello Ayuba, one other resident and witness, stated a minimum of 20 had been wounded.
A Niger state police spokesman didn’t instantly reply to calls or messages looking for remark.
Armed bandits working for money have kidnapped or killed a whole bunch throughout northwest Nigeria this yr, however Niger state and native authorities officers additionally lately stated that Islamist militant group Boko Haram had taken over a number of communities within the state, providing villagers cash and incorporating them of their ranks to struggle the federal government.
(Reporting by Maiduguri newsroom; writing by Libby George; Modifying by Sandra Maler)
