Terrorists on motorcycles attacked a Jum’at Mosque on Friday and abducted several worshippers in Zugu community of Bukkuyum area in Zamfara State.
Multiple local sources told PREMIUM TIMES over the phone that the terrorists did not kill any resident during the attack that lasted for over an hour.
The police in the state have confirmed the abduction but said they cannot confirm the number of those abducted.
During the attack, which began shorty before the arrival of the Chief Imam to lead the prayer, one person, Habibu Fada, was shot and has been taken to the hospital.
“He was shot while trying to run away when the bandits stormed the mosque. Unknown to him they had circled the mosque. They hate it when they ask people to gather in one place and one tries to run away,” his brother, Sheriff Fada told PREMIUM TIMES.
He added that he has was rushed to a medical facility in Gummi, after the bandits left.
Mr Fada said the gunmen abducted several residents, including his…
