Mosque Raided By Suspected Islamist Militants In Konduga, Borno State - 44 Shot During Prayers

In the latest outbreak of violence in Borno state, outside of
Maiduguri, suspected Islamist militants are believed to have
assassinated 44 members of the mosque during prayers.
Members of a civilian vigilante group working with the military and a
state security service agent reported on Monday that they counted 44
bodies at the scene of the attack. Usman Musa of the civilian group
saidfour of the group's vigilantes were also killed when they
responded to calls for help.
The slayings occurred Sunday morning in Konduga town, some 35
kilometers (22 miles) outside Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's
Borno state.
Along the way from Maiduguri to Konduga, the civilian activists
encountered "fierce resistance from heavily armed terrorists," Musa
said.
The state security agent spoke on condition of anonymity because he
was not authorized to talk to reporters.
The incident follows two separate gun battles between Nigerian
security forces and Boko Haram in Borno last Tuesday, according to a
military spokesman in which some 35 people were killed.