Bandits on Wednesday invaded a mosque in Saya-Saya village, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the attack left at least seven worshippers dead and two others injured.
The bandits reportedly invaded the mosque while the worshippers were performing Isha’i (Sunset) prayers.
Confirming the incident, the head of Saya-Saya village, Malam Abdulrahaman Yusuf, said the bandits also killed the head of the vigilante inside the mosque.
“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,” he said.
Also confirming the incident, the Acting Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mansir Alhassan, said security personnel had been mobilised to nearby bushes to fish out the perpetrators.
The attack is the latest in a series of attacks by bandits in Kaduna State. In recent months, bandits have killed a number of people and abducted many more in the state.
