Nigeria: Bandits Force 10 Katsina Communities to Suspend Friday Prayers

Residents and local officials told PREMIUM TIMES that the gun battle, which lasted several hours, occurred near rural communities bordering Musawa, Kankara and Malumfashi local government areas.

Fear spread across several communities in Katsina State last Friday after a violent clash between rival bandit groups forced residents in more than 10 villages to suspend the weekly Juma’at congregational prayer.

Residents and local officials told PREMIUM TIMES that the gun battle, which lasted several…