Gunmen killed at least 21 people in a mosque in Nigeria

At least 21 people were killed when a shot by gunmen outside a mosque in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, in the north of the country, the Nigerian Police. The attack was carried out in the village of Dogo Dawa, about 120 kilometers from Kaduna, the state capital of the same name, at about 0430 GMT, when Muslim worshipers on their way to morning prayer. The provincial police commissioner, Olufemi Adenaike, confirmed to reporters that so many people were injured during the attack, so it is possible that climbs the death toll. Still unknown number of assailants and how committed the attack. The northern state of Kaduna, a Muslim majority, has been the scene of numerous attacks by the Islamist sect Boko Haram, although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the action. However, some local resident, told Efe that the attack may be directed against a citizen watchdog group that recently foiled a robbery in the town. Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sin", fighting for the establishment of an Islamic state in the north of the country, and has committed numerous attacks in the region and in the center of Nigeria against Christian communities and moderate Muslim leaders. With about 170 million people in more than 200 integrated tribal, Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, suffers multiple voltages for its profound political, religious and territorial.