By Ahmed Kingimi
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -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 official said.
Gunmen opened fire inside a mosque as Muslims gathered to pray at around 04:00 GMT in the remote community of Unguwan Mantau in Malumfashi local government area, residents said.
(Additional reporting by Hamza Ibrahim in Kano; Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Chris Reese)
