<p>Survivors say suspected Islamic militants opened fire in a mosque in northeastern Nigeria and gunned down at least 20 worshippers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Civil servant Musa Ibrahim said the gunmen struck before dawn Saturday as residents of Buni Gari village were gathering for the first prayer of the day.<br /><br />The village is about 100 kilometres south of the Yobe state capital of Damaturu in an area that has been attacked numerous times.<br /><br />Mosques have been a frequent target of militants who threaten Muslim clerics who preach against their extremist doctrine.<br /><br />More than 1,200 civilians have been killed this year amid more frequent and deadlier attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist network that wants to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, a country of 170 million divided equally between Christians and Muslims.</p>
<p>Survivors say suspected Islamic militants opened fire in a mosque in northeastern Nigeria and gunned down at least 20 worshippers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Civil servant Musa Ibrahim said the gunmen struck before dawn Saturday as residents of Buni Gari village were gathering for the first prayer of the day.<br /><br />The village is about 100 kilometres south of the Yobe state capital of Damaturu in an area that has been attacked numerous times.<br /><br />Mosques have been a frequent target of militants who threaten Muslim clerics who preach against their extremist doctrine.<br /><br />More than 1,200 civilians have been killed this year amid more frequent and deadlier attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist network that wants to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, a country of 170 million divided equally between Christians and Muslims.</p>