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.

At least 50 people have been confirmed dead following an armed attack on a mosque in Nigeria's Unguwan Mantau town of Katsina state, during morning prayers on Tuesday, according to local authorities,

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