Nigeria : Gunmen kill 5 worshippers in Mosque

25.02.2012

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists attacks in northern Nigeria on Friday killed five Muslim worshippers in a mosque .
Police said gunmen shot dead five people shortly after evening prayers inside a mosque in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city and the scene of deadly attacks that killed 185 people last month.
Kano state police spokesman Magaji Majia told two gunmen "opened fire on a congregation in a mosque around 6:30 pm (1730 GMT) and killed five people." He refused to speculate on who was behind the attack.
There were around 30 worshippers inside the mosque at the time.

"It is clear the attack was carried out by Boko Haram, and Sule Kwaram (the vigilante head) was the primary target," said a witness, Baffa Hayatu.