Bandits on motorcycles on Sunday attacked a Jumuat mosque and abducted the imam and 17 other worshippers in a community in Zamfara State on Friday Nov
Bandits on motorcycles on Sunday attacked a Jumuat mosque and abducted the imam and 17 other worshippers in a community in Zamfara State on Friday November 20th. However, the police revealed this on Sunday.
According to the police spokesperson in the state, Mohammed Shehu, the bandits arrived during a congregational prayer at Dutsen Gari, a farming community in Kanoma district of Maru local government area. The gunmen killed some members of the community during the attack. The police spokesperson said efforts have been set in motion to rescue the abducted person.
The attack is the latest in a string of kidnappings that have rocked Nigeria’s northwest in recent years. Recently, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, said he had secured the rescue of 11 kidnapped persons in the state.
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