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Gunmen kill at least 13 people in a mosque shooting in northwestern Nigeria
- Gunmen attacked a mosque in Unguwan Mantau, Northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 13 people during morning prayers, according to local authorities.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the shooting, which reflects ongoing violence in Nigeria’s northwestern regions due to clashes over land and water access.
- Nasir Mu’azu, the state’s commissioner, stated that security forces were deployed to prevent further attacks after the mosque shooting.
- The conflict in Nigeria has escalated, with Boko Haram causing over 35,000 civilian deaths and displacing over 2 million people, according to the United Nations.
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. At least 13 worshippers were confirmed dead, while many others sustained varying degrees of injury following an attack on the Unguwar Mantau community of Malumfashi Local Government Area, Katsina State. The ugly incident occurred while the victims were observing morning prayer in the early hours of Tuesday. 2. The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Capt. …
'Bandits' kill 13 in Nigeria despite recent peace deals
Gunmen in Nigeria's northwest Katsina state killed 13 people at a mosque Tuesday, according to a report produced for the UN and seen by AFP, despite recent peace deals meant to stem such attacks. Gangs locally known as "bandits" have for years preyed on rural communities in northwest and central Nigeria, raiding villages, kidnapping residents for ransom and burning homes after looting them. With security forces unable to defeat them militarily, …
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