Terrorists continued their reign of terror on Friday night after killing worshippers in a Mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing seven people.
The terrorists carried out the dastardly act around 8pm when the villagers were performing Isha’i (Sunset) prayers at a local mosque.
It was gathered that five of the victims were gunned down in the mosque, while the remaining two other victims were killed at different locations within the area.
A resident of the village, Dan Asabe, said two other villagers who sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The village Head, Malam Abdulrahaman Yusuf, confirmed the incident, saying the head of the vigilante in the village was among the victims killed inside the mosque.
“We suspected they traced him (vigilante boss) to the mosque to attack him. We were inside the mosque praying when they arrived and started shooting. Five persons were killed at the mosque, while a driver who brought food items to the village was also killed. The other person was killed at a nearby village,” he said
He said security agencies comprising soldiers and police from Ikara town and Palgore area arrived at the scene around 12:30am, but by then, the bandits had already left the village.
According to him, one of the victims with gunshot wounds was taken to Aminu Kano Hospital for treatment.
Daily Trust