Local officials said the gunmen attacked a mosque in the Nigerian city of Anagwan Manta in the Katsina state on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during the prayer.
The attack came a few days after the residents of the city and the Nigerian army informed about the target of the armed group members. The Reuters News Agency reported that at least 27 worshipers were killed in the mosque attack.
What happened in Katsina’s Anagwan Manta?
State Commissioner Nasir Muzu said that the gunmen killed when they gathered for morning prayer.
Hey said that soldiers and police were deployed to stop further attacks since then.
Muzu said there was a possibility of vengeance after the mosque attack, which was killed by Mantu citizens and killed several gunmen in the area over the weekend.
He said that gunmen often hide to attack communities between crops in the fields during the rainy season.
A report prepared for the United Nations and a report seen by the AFP news agency explained to the attackers as “armed bandits”. It was suggested that the attack may be ventilative after the Nigerian army soldiers attempted a bandit attack nearby.
Nigerian authorities have several times moved to peace deals with armed groups when the security forces could not defeat them with the state including the state.
But the office in the local government sector, where the mosques were murdered, did not enter any kind of agreement in Malimshi.
Eyewitnesses said that after the attack, nervousness spread early through the farming community.
Why are the thesis attacks happening?
Over the years, the gang, which is locally known as bandits, has targeted rural areas in North -West and Central Nigeria.
They raided the villages, kidnapped the residents for ransom and burnt houses after robbing them.
The violence began as a dispute over the farmers and flocks of the land and water bellure, but turned into an organized crime.
Charges on farming communities now provide stable revenue to armed groups by rustling, kidnapping and so -called.
The limited presence of state institutions in mineral-rich but poor areas spoil insecurity.
Edited by: Rana Taha
