Police confirm killing of 5 worshippers, abduction of others in Zamfara Mosque attack

By Idris Salisu, Gusau

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the sidesplitting of 5 worshippers and the abduction of respective others pursuing a caller onslaught by equipped bandits astatine Yandoto municipality successful Tsafe Local Government Area of the state.

Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incidental to Vanguard successful a telephone interrogation connected Friday. He said the assailants stormed a mosque during greeting prayers, sidesplitting 5 worshippers, injuring respective others, and abducting many.

According to him, the victims who sustained injuries person been taken from Yandoto to Gusau Hospital for treatment.

“The bandits reportedly surrounded the mosque, locked it, and began shooting astatine worshippers portion they were performing greeting prayers,” Abubakar said.

He noted that portion the nonstop fig of those abducted is yet to beryllium confirmed, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Tsafe is compiling elaborate records which volition beryllium forwarded to the bid headquarters.

The constabulary spokesperson assured that further unit person been deployed crossed the authorities to heighten security, peculiarly astir places of worship. He appealed to residents to supply timely accusation to information agencies to assistance curb the menace.

It would beryllium recalled that astir 2 weeks ago, a akin onslaught occurred successful Turbe village, besides successful Tsafe Local Government Area, wherever bandits killed respective worshippers and abducted many.

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