Daredevil bandits, allegedly led by notorious gunman Bello Turji, have attacked a Mosque in the Shanawa community, Zamfara State, abducting scores of worshippers.
The bandits reportedly stormed Shanawa community during the last prayer session of the day – Isha Solaat – on Wednesday, leaving many worshippers injured and kidnapping several others.
The attack happened in the night during the prayer session, when the bandits knew that the worshippers would be unable to flee during their arrival into the community.
The attackers later stormed Shinkafi town around 10pm., where they carried out another round of kidnappings.
The bandits abducted several residents, causing widespread panic in the community.
While the total number of those kidnapped remained unknown as of press time, witnesses described the raid as well-coordinated and ruthless.
As of the time of filing this report, security forces had yet to release an official statement of the latest incident.
However, locals are urging authorities to take decisive action against Turji’s gang, which has been linked to repeated kidnappings and deadly raids in Zamfara and neighbouring states.