Gunmen from criminal gangs have killed 13 Islamic seminary pupils during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state, a local official said Tuesday.
Several gunmen on motorcycles stormed Kusa village in Musawa district at around 2130 GMT on Sunday, opening fire on schoolchildren celebrating Maulud in the centre of the village, Habibu Abdulkadir, political administrator for Musawa district, told AFP by phone.‘They stole my son’s life’- Mother heartbroken as teenager gunned down in Reiger Park shooting
“Our local vigilantes deployed in the village and confronted the bandits, forcing them to flee into the bush,” Abdulkadir said.Violence in northwest Nigeria has its roots in conflict between nomadic herders and settled farmers over land and resources, but it has spiralled into wider criminality.