Criminal gangs, locally called “bandits,” have for years preyed on rural communities in Nigeria’s northwest and centre. What ...

Gunmen killed at least 30 people in an attack on a mosque in northwestern Nigeria earlier this week, according to a resident ...

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during ...

Gunmen in north-west Nigeria have stormed a mosque, killing Muslim worshippers in what the local government has called a ...

Gunmen in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state killed 13 people at a mosque on Tuesday, according to a report produced for the UN and seen by AFP, despite recent peace deals meant to stem such attacks.

Scores were killed and dozens kidnapped after "bandits" attacked a mosque in the Nigerian town of Unguwar Mantau and set homes ablaze in nearby villages.

At least 13 killed in a mosque attack in Katsina, Nigeria, as farmer-herder clashes escalate and security forces struggle to ...

At least 27 worshippers were killed and several injured early on Tuesday when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria's Katsina state during morning prayers, the village head and a hospital ...

Gunmen attacked a mosque and homes in Katsina, Nigeria, killing 50 people and abducting around 60. The assault took place ...

The death toll from a shooting at a mosque and attacks on several nearby villages in northwestern Nigeria has risen to 50, a local official said Wednesday.

The death toll from an attack by gunmen on a mosque and nearby homes in Nigeria's northwest Katsina state has risen to at least 50, with around 60 others abducted, local officials and residents said ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from a shooting at a mosque in northwestern Nigeria has risen to 50, a local official said ...