Bandits attack Zamfara mosque, kill APC e-registration supervisor, abduct worshippers

A supervisor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) e-registration exercise, Nasiru Sani, has been killed by suspected bandits during an early-morning attack on a mosque in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

According to a statement issued by the Zamfara State APC E-Registration Coordinator, Yusuf Idris, the attackers stormed the Lowcost Mosque in Kaura Namoda town on Sunday while congregants were observing the early-morning Subhi (Fajr) prayers.

The statement said Mr Sani was fatally shot during the attack, while an unconfirmed number of other worshippers were abducted by the assailants before they fled the area.

In his condolence statement released on Sunday, Mr Idris expressed deep shock over the killing, describing the deceased as a dedicated member of the party’s registration team.

“I received with deep shock and sadness the news of the passing away of one of my Supervisors of the APC E-Registration in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Hon. Nasiru Sani Kaura,” Mr Idris stated.

“Hon. Nasiru Sani lost his life as a result of a bandits’ attack while performing the Subhi prayer at the Lowcost Mosque in Kaura Namoda, where he was shot dead”, he added.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the gunmen targeted the Low Cost residential area of Kaura Namoda town at dawn, taking advantage of the quiet morning hours to strike the mosque during prayers.

Several worshippers were taken captive, sparking renewed panic among residents.

Communities in Kaura Namoda LGA have experienced repeated security breaches in recent months

Bandits had, in October, attacked Kaura Namoda town for over three hours after bypassing local vigilante fortifications via a riverine route, killing seven members of the local Joint Task Force (JTF) and abducting 38 residents.

Also, in August, suspected bandits killed six soldiers and abducted over 70 residents in the Kasuwar Daji community of the LGA. However, troops later foiled another mass abduction attempt along the Unguwar Rogo axis.

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The bandits in June attacked an off-campus student residence in the same Low Cost area of Kaura Namoda, abducting seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, who were later rescued by security operatives.