Five killed, 18 abducted in mosque attack in Nigeria: police

Date:

Share post:

Nigerian police on Sunday confirmed that five worshippers were killed and 18 others abducted when gunmen attacked a congregational mosque in the country’s northwestern state of Zamfara.


The incident occurred on Friday in the Dutsen Gari community of Maru local government area in Zamfara, police spokesman, Muhammad Shehu, told Xinhua.


An Imam of the mosque was among those kidnapped by the gunmen, who disguised as congregants and later began to shoot at the worshippers, killing two instantly.
Three others died while receiving treatment at the hospital, Shehu said.


Witnesses told Xinhua that the gunmen rode into the community on motorbikes, but disguised as guest worshippers.


They fled through a nearby bush after the attack. The police had immediately deployed more operatives to the area, in search of the fleeing gunmen, Shehu told Xinhua.


Banditry, kidnapping, and other criminal activities have recently become rampant in Nigeria’s northwest region.

Related articles

Supercomputers and AI chips will be produced in the US by NVIDIA.

In a decision almost certainly informed by the recent tariff chaos, NVIDIA is going to start making some...

Man Utd held to a late Europa League tie at Lyon, with Andre Onana at fault.

Under-fire Andre Onana endured a nightmare evening as he gifted Lyon an opener and allowed Rayan Cherki to...

Relative relief in Africa after tariff pause

African countries that faced some of the Trump administration's highest reciprocal tariffs experienced a moment of relief Thursday...

Is Ethiopia once more at war? Examining the uprising in one of its most crucial areas

Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a...