Katsina mosque massacre: Death toll climbs to 17, says police… lawmaker claims 50 persons were killed

20.8.2025
The police in Katsina State said two more persons have died from the deadly assault on a mosque at Unguwar Mantau Community in the Malumfashi Local Government Area, which has so far left 17 persons dead.
Gunmen invaded the mosque on Tuesday in reprisal attack against the community members who had earlier ambushed and killed a number of “bandits.”
“The people of Unguwan Mantau decided to lay an ambush against the bandits and killed many of them.
“They rescued victims taken from Ruwan Sanyi village, seized 3 motorcycles, and 2 AK-47s. The security agencies are now on the ground in Unguwan Muntau to restore normalcy,” Katsina Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasiru Mu’azu said in a statement.
Katsina State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, said that two out of the seven earlier injured later succumbed to their injuries while receiving treatment in hospital. He said 15 people were earlier fatally shot and seven injured by the attackers.
“Fifteen people fatally shot, seven injured, later while receiving treatment at the hospital, two out of the seven succumbed to their injuries,” Sadiq confirmed.
However, the lawmaker representing Malumfashi Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, claimed that 50 worshippers were killed during the attack.
While speaking emotionally during plenary, the lawmaker fought back tears as he narrated the ordeal of his people, whom he said now live under constant fear of bandits.
“By dawn on Tuesday, the bandits struck, killing 30 worshippers during morning prayers at Unguwar Mantau,” said the lawmaker.
“The situation has become unbearable. Our people can no longer live in their villages because of these relentless attacks.”