Islamist Gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram militants have attacked a mosque in northeastern Nigeria state of Yobe and not less than 20 Muslim worshipers have been confirmed dead.
The Boko Haram Jihadists who had earlier threaten Muslim clerics who preach against their Islamic extremist doctrine, attacked village in Yobe state just before dawn Saturday and killed 20 worshipers who went for the first prayer of the day.
A civil servant Musa Ibrahim said the gunmen struck before dawn Saturday as residents of Buni Gari village were gathering for the first prayer of the day. The village is about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the Yobe state capital, Damaturu in an area that has been attacked on numerous times.
