Zamfara faces another incident after previous abduction of 40 Muslim worshippers.

By Sadiq Abdulfatah

During Morning prayer on Friday in a mosque in yandoto village, Tsafe local government area, zamfara state, five worshippers got killed as as armed bandits stormed the mosque.

According to witnesses, the gunmen started shooting at worshippers while they were observing Fajr Prayer leaving five people dead, many injured and several others abducted. Some of the injured are currently receiving treatment and are reportedly responding well.

The Zamfara police are yet to release an official statement on the incident, as reports indicate that the command had not been fully briefed by its local division at the time of filing this report.

The incident underscores the persistent wave of banditry and mass abductions that has turned Zamfara into one of the hardest-hit states in northern Nigeria, with communities repeatedly targeted despite ongoing security operations.

Questions persist over the effectiveness of the military campaigns, which many Nigerians believe are not fierce enough.

When, they ask, will the Nigerian state unleash its full might on these agents of horror? Critics argue that the more the Governors of Katsina and Zamfara negotiate with the killers, the more they embolden them to kill and abduct, leaving citizens to wonder why state actors have refused to balance the terror and deliver lasting peace in the troubled region.

Community members later offered funeral prayers for the victims, describing them as devoted Muslims who were always present at the mosque.

Source: Independent