Bandits attack Zamfara mosque, kill APC e-registration supervisor, abduct worshippers
According to a statement issued by the Zamfara State APC E-Registration Coordinator, Yusuf Idris, the attackers stormed the Lowcost Mosque in Kaura Namoda town while congregants were observing the early-morning Subhi (Fajr) prayers. The post Bandits attack Zamfara mosque, kill APC e-registration supervisor, abduct worshippers appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Armed bandits attacked the Lowcost area of Kaura Namoda town in Zamfara State during early-morning Subhi (Fajr) prayers. According to Premium Times, the attackers stormed the Lowcost Mosque while congregants were praying. Daily Post Nigeria reports that Nasiru Sani Kaura, a Senior Special Assistant to Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, was shot dead during the invasion.
In a separate incident, Punch reports that at least three people were killed by bandits during an attack on the Yartsakuwa community in the Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. During that attack, an unspecified number of residents were abducted and livestock were rustled.
Additionally, the Zamfara State Police Command announced that 19 kidnapped victims, including women and children, were rescued after being held in captivity for 22 days. Daily Post Nigeria states these victims had been abducted from Tungar Haki Village, through Wanke, in the Gusau Local Government Area.
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