ABUJA, Nigeria -- The death toll from a shooting at a mosque in northwestern Nigeria has risen to 50, a local official said Wednesday. Gunmen stormed the mosque in the town of Unguwan Mantau, in Katsina state, during morning prayers on Tuesday, according to lawmaker Aminu Ibrahim.

Such attacks have become common in Nigeria’s northwestern, north-central regions, where local herders and farmers clash.

In Katsina state, Nigeria, a devastating attack on a mosque during morning prayers in Unguwan Mantau town resulted in at least 50 fatalities. Armed assailants also targeted nearby villages, causing further deaths and destruction,