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Nigeria: Mosque Set On Fire During Morning Prayer
Daily Trust, 17 May 2024
The death toll from the arson purportedly committed in Kano by an aggrieved youth, 38-year-old Shafiu Abubakar, has risen to 10, while 14 patients have continued to struggle for… Read more »
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Nigeria: Death Toll Rises to 11 in Kano Mosque Explosion
Premium Times, 16 May 2024
The police say 11 people have died in the incident. Read more »
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Nigeria: 8 Worshippers Dead, 28 Hospitalised As Man Sets Mosque Ablaze in Kano
Vanguard, 16 May 2024
Not fewer than eight worshippers have been confirmed dead, following the early morning attack launched by an arsonist on a mosque where the worshippers were praying. Read more »
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Nigeria: 11 Confirmed Dead in Kano Mosque Attack
Leadership, 16 May 2024
Eleven persons have been confirmed dead in the arson carried out on Wednesday by a 38-year-old Shafiu Abubakar, who set a mosque on fire during the early morning prayer over… Read more »
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Nigeria: Bandits Abduct Scores of Worshippers in Zamfara Mosque Attack
Leadership, 2 April 2024
In a brazen assault on Monday night, bandits struck at a mosque in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, abducting numerous worshippers during the Tahajjud congregational prayer. Read more »
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Nigeria: Bandits Gun Down Politician During Ramadan Prayers, Abduct Wife, Daughters
Daily Trust, 23 March 2024
Bandits struck in Mairuwa village, Faskari local government area of Katsina State, on Saturday night, killing worshippers observing Ramadan prayers. Read more »
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Nigeria: Bandits Kill 21 in Kaduna, Katsina - Recruit Minors in Sokoto
Daily Trust, 19 February 2024
Bandits have invaded Gindin Dutse Makyali village, Kufana District, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, burning 12 villagers in their homes. Read more »
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Nigeria: Expose Religious Sect Financing Terrorism
Leadership, 15 February 2024
The claim by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-EFCC-chairman, Ola Olukoyede, that some prominent Nigerians are financing terrorism was perceived as nothing new. If… Read more »
Mosque In Nigeria Set On Fire During Morning Worship
A family dispute over inheritance rights led to grief in Kano state when a 38-year-old man set a mosque on fire while worshippers were observing the early morning prayer. The accused reportedly sprayed the mosque with petroleum, locked the doors, and set it on fire trapping about 40 worshippers inside.
About a dozen people were killed while many more who suffered various injuries struggled for their lives at nearby health facilities. The incident has left the community in shock as families grieve over relations caught in the arson incident.
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At least thirteen worshippers are still being held in armed gang camps after they were abducted from a local mosque in Maigamji village of Funtua town in Katsina State. ... Read more »
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The government has issued a safety advisory, which among other things, restricts children from churches and Islamiyya schools in mosques, as part of measures to contain the spread ... Read more »
