On 20 August, at least 27 people were killed and several others injured when armed bandits attacked a mosque during morning prayers in Unguwan Mantau, Katsina State, Nigeria. The assault, reportedly in retaliation for earlier clashes between local residents and the group, prompted the government to deploy security forces to prevent further violence. The incident highlights worsening insecurity in Nigeria’s north-central and northwestern regions, where herder-farmer tensions and criminal gangs fuel cycles of violence and reprisals, deepening the humanitarian crisis and undermining government efforts to restore order.