Gunmen Massacre 18 in an Attack on a Mosque in Northern Nigeria
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Reuters reports from eyewitnesses that attackers massacred worshippers in a mosque in Niger state, northern Nigeria.
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The gunmen abducted more than 20 people during the attack
18 worshippers were killed in a mosque in northern Nigeria by gunmen.
Reuters reported that the gunmen arrived in the Maza-Kuka community at roughly 5 a.m. An eyewitness reports that the gunmen "came and went straight to the mosque and shot at worshippers without sparing anyone."
Additional eyewitnesses stated that after they committed the massacre, the gunmen abducted more than 10 others. The attack wounded at least 20 worshippers.
Armed bandits killing or kidnapping people for cash have killed hundreds in Nigeria this year. Moreover, Boko Haram has also been active in the Niger State recently, taking over over a number of communities in the state by giving villagers money so that they would join them in the fight against the government.
On October 10, the governor's office in Sokoto, northern Nigeria, said gunmen killed no less than 30 people in an armed attack that lasted for a number of hours.
This attack followed the killing of at least 20 people in the state when gunmen attacked a market and burned vehicles.
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have killed dozens and kidnapped hundreds in exchange for ransoms over the past year. This is a chronic problem the government has been trying to resolve through military operations and enforcing police presence.
