(Security): Terrorists in Nigeria Kidnap Worshippers in a Mosque Attack

 

In Nigeria, at least thirteen worshippers are still being held in armed gang camps after they were abducted from a local mosque in Maigamji village of Funtua town in Katsina State.

The attackers stormed the mosque during evening prayers, shooting and wounding the imam and other worshippers.

A former councilor of Maigamji ward in Funtua LGA of Katsina, Alhaji Lawal Maigamji, said the bandits stormed the mosque during Isha’i prayer on Saturday, December 3, 2022, and opened fire on worshipers, including the Imam.

He identified those shot as Malam Yusha'u, the Imam, and Hussaini Jamo, a worshipper, adding that they are both receiving treatment at a hospital in Funtua.

Northwest and central Nigeria have been terrorised by criminal gangs locally known as bandits, who raid villages, steal cattle, kidnap locals and burn homes. President Muhammadu Buhari has been under pressure to clamp down on these crimes, before he leaves office in 2023.

However, not much is achieved as killing and kidnapping by terrorists have become the norm in most states.

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