{"id":13074,"date":"2025-08-23T06:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T06:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=13074"},"modified":"2025-08-23T06:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T06:25:22","slug":"katsina-mosque-massacre-killers-will-be-tracked-down-says-information-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=13074","title":{"rendered":"Katsina Mosque Massacre: Killers Will Be Tracked Down, Says Information Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pix: Minister of Information and National Orientation,\u00a0<em>Mohammed Idris<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Bashir Rahmon, Abuja<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister of Information and National Orientation, <em>Mohammed Idris<\/em>, has vowed that the federal government will hunt down and bring to justice those responsible for the killing of worshippers in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tragic attack occurred on Tuesday morning when gunmen stormed a mosque during <em>Fajr<\/em> prayers, opening fire on worshippers and leaving multiple casualties. On Wednesday, <em>Abdullahi Faskari<\/em>, Secretary to the Katsina State Government, confirmed that <strong>32 people were killed<\/strong> in the assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement issued on Friday, Idris condemned the incident as \u201ccallous and barbaric,\u201d stressing that such acts of terror will never be allowed to thrive in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis wanton act of violence is not only an assault on the people of Malumfashi but also on our shared humanity and values as a nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister assured that security forces are already pursuing the perpetrators, adding that \u201cno stone will be left unturned until they are apprehended and held accountable. Justice will be swift and decisive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlighting recent progress in counter-terrorism, Idris recalled that the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) had recently announced the arrest of top leaders of two notorious terrorist groups, including <em>Mahmud al-Nigeri<\/em> of the Mahmuda faction, his deputy <em>Abu Abba<\/em>, and <em>Mahmud Muhammad Usman (Abu Baraa)<\/em> of the Ansaru group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese arrests, directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are proof that those who shed innocent blood will find no hiding place in Nigeria,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pix: Minister of Information and National Orientation,\u00a0Mohammed Idris By Bashir Rahmon, Abuja The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has vowed that the federal government will hunt 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