Police begin rescue operation for six abducted Islamic clerics in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has started a rescue operation for six Islamic clerics who were abducted by armed bandits. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the clerics were taken while travelling from the Sububu forest area in Bakura Local Government Area to Talata Mafara.

The Nigerian Army has clarified that the abduction did not occur at the residence of former governor Abdul'aziz Yari in Talata Mafara Local Government Area, as some reports had suggested.

The six clerics, who are Juma'at Imams, were reportedly on their way to a special prayer session organised for peace and the success of President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election campaign when they were abducted about three kilometres from Damri village, at Gidan Suleiman Bature.

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