Bandits, on Thursday, attacked a Juma’at mosque and abducted some worshippers at Kwarin Mai-Saje on the outskirt of Tsafe town, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The bandits launched the attack when residents were going to the mosque for the morning prayers and kidnapped the worshippers.
A resident said, “Actually, it was not an attack on the mosque. Rather, the bandits only abducted their victims on their way to the mosque. The bandits hid around the mosque and when the residents started going to the mosque, they abducted some of them. Some of the residents who noticed the bandits returned to their respective homes.
“However, we learnt that two of the abducted persons have escaped from the bandits and returned to the community. So, at present, only three people are still in captivity.
Another resident, Muhammad Yusuf, said security personnel were needed in the community.
He said the incident happened despite the presence of a military check-point near the scene of the attack.
He said despite the recent launch of the state-owned security personnel, Community Protection Guards (CPG), also known as Asakarawan Zamfara, the security situation was worsening in the state on a daily basis.
It was gathered that the army had deployed troops to the area to trail the abductors.
