By Umar Faruk
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria, February 26, 2026(Series News Online)
Suspected Lakurawa terrorists have struck again, this time targeting a mosque in Kebbi State, killing five worshippers and injuring three others in a reprisal attack following a failed ambush on the convoy of a Nigerian Army General Officer Commanding (GOC).
The attackers stormed the Dadinkowa community mosque in Maiyama Local Government Area on Wednesday night, opening fire on congregants gathered for night prayers. The Kebbi Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the attack, stating that the terrorists targeted the mosque in retaliation for their earlier military defeat.
"The attack was a reprisal by suspected Lakurawa terrorist elements following a failed ambush on troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the 8 Division," Usman said.
According to Usman, the chain of events began on February 24, when the GOC, 8 Division, and Commander, Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Maj.-Gen. Bemgha Koughna, came under attack while on his way to visit frontline troops deployed in the state.
"The GOC's convoy, while navigating the forested terrain near Mayama Hill, came under heavy gunfire from armed terrorists believed to be members of the Lakurawa group," Usman said. "Troops responded with superior firepower, engaged the attackers in a fierce gun duel and neutralized five of them, thereby foiling the ambush."
The PRO confirmed that five worshippers died from gunshot wounds sustained in the attack, while three others suffered varying degrees of injuries and were evacuated to nearby medical facilities for treatment.
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