Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The police in Kebbi State have confirmed that five worshippers were killed on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque by suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorists group in the Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the residents said the attackers surrounded the mosque during a nighttime Qur'anic Tafsir session, and opened fire on the congregation.

The police spokesperson in the state, Bashir Usman, in a statement, said the attack occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the Dadin Kowa community.

According to Mr Usman, the attack was a reprisal by the terrorists during which five worshippers were killed and three others injured during the Taraweeh prayers.

He said the survivors are currently hos...