Nigeria: 7 killed during attack on mosque

WORLD, Sept. 02 (YPA) – Seven people have been killed during an attack on a mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North West Nigeria.

According to a local source, five of the victims were gunned down in the mosque, while the remaining two other victims were killed at different locations within the area.

The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Friday when the villagers were performing Isha’i (Sunset) prayers at the local mosque.

The source added two other villagers who sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

The village Head, Malam Abdulrahman Yusuf, said the head of the vigilante in the village was among the victims killed inside the mosque.

He said: “We suspected they traced him (vigilante boss) to the mosque to attack him. We were inside the mosque praying when they arrived and started shooting. Five persons were killed at the mosque, while a driver who brought food items to the village was also killed. The other person was killed at a nearby village.”

Security elements, including soldiers and police from Ikara town and Palgore area arrived at the scene around 12:30 a.m. when the bandits had already left the village.

E.M