Gunmen Attack Mosque in Nigeria’s Troubled North, Killing 16

Gunmen Attack Mosque in Nigeria’s Troubled North, Killing 16
Nigerian policemen in Lagos, on Feb. 13, 2021. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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LAGOS, Nigeria—Gunmen attacked a rural village in northern Nigeria, killing 16 worshippers at a mosque and kidnapping others, said a local official.

The assault on Ba’are village in the Mashegu area of Niger state lasted for hours on Thursday, local government chairman Alhassan Isah Mazakuka said.