Gunmen, suspected to be Islamic militants on Sunday killed 44 people
who were praying in a mosque in Konduga, about 35 kilometres outside
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Although the killing took place on Sunday morning, the Associated
Press (AP) quoted security sources as saying the bodies were counted
yesterday.
The killing it said, was perpetrated by militants. Along the way from
Maiduguri to Konduga, members of Civilian JTF encountered ‘fierce
resistance from heavily armed terrorists’, said Usman Musa of the Youth
Vigilance Group.
Four people from the civilian group were also killed after responding to calls for help.
It was learnt that the killers wore military uniforms to gain entry
into the mosque before carrying out their dastardly act. No group has
claimed responsibility yet for the incident but the attack bears similar
pattern to those carried out by Islamist organization, Boko Haram.
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