On Tuesday, bandits attacked a mosque in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, and kidnapped scores of worshippers.
According to reports, the attack was carried out when Muslim faithful were observing the famous congregational prayer, Tahajjud.
Tahajjud is a special prayer being observed by Muslims every last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan.
In a related development, Zamfara State Police Command said bandits also attacked and killed a man identified as Ashiru Nagoma and abducted his wife and neighbour in Buluku, an outskirt of Gusau Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson for the command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed this on Tuesday.
“Sad. In the early morning of Tuesday at about 0200hr, bandit sneaked into Gusau Town and abducted several worshippers in a Mosque while they were observing tahajjud (midnight) prayers,” he wrote.
