Gunmen suspected of being armed bandits raided Ba’are village in Niger State’s Mashegu Local Government Area, killing more than ten worshipers in a mosque.
According to Channels Television, the believers were slain while doing Subhi prayer on Wednesday morning.
The attackers stormed the mosque with a variety of weapons and told the worshippers to stay put.
According to reports, the gunmen arrived in the area on motorbikes, armed with sophisticated weaponry, and positioned themselves at the mosque’s entrance before shooting the worshipers.
When the attackers opened fire on worshipers during the last Raka’at of the prayer, nine persons were injured in varied degrees.
It was also said that when the gunmen arrived, they blocked the mosque’s entrances and began shooting into the air, forcing worshipers to flee for their lives.
Bala Kuryas, the Commissioner of Police for the Niger State Command, acknowledged the claim, but said the attackers killed only nine people.
He claimed that the leadership has already dispatched his soldiers to track down the hoodlums and bring them to justice.
