By Deborah Nnamdi
Armed bandits stormed a mosque in Yandoto community, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Friday morning, killing at least five worshippers and abducting several others.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the attackers opened fire during prayers, leaving five people dead on the spot before herding an unspecified number of worshippers into the forest.
The incident sparked panic across the community, as residents later gathered for the funeral of the victims.
“We pray Allah to forgive their shortcomings, accept them as martyrs, and bring an end to this bloodshed in our land,” a community elder said during the burial.
The assault comes less than a week after gunmen abducted 40 worshippers during dawn prayers at a mosque in Gidan Turbe village, also in Tsafe LGA. Witnesses said the attackers struck around 5:30 a.m., surrounding the mosque before forcing worshippers out at gunpoint and marching them into the Gohori forest axis.
As of press time, neither security agencies nor state authorities had stated the latest attack.
