Gunmen attacked a Friday congregational mosque killing five worshippers and abducting many others in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Residents said the incident happened at Dutsen Gari community of Kanoma District of Maru. They said dozens of militants wielding sophisticated weapons arrived the community on motorbikes, shooting to scare and kill.
They added that the gunmen arrived the community when the locals were at the mosque attending Juma’at prayer.
A resident who speak to newsmen on the condition of anonymity said the gunmen invaded the mosque dispersing the congregants and abducting over 40 persons including the Imam.
Zamfara state police command said the gunmen earlier disguised as congregants in the mosque and later dispersed residents with gunshots killing five of them.
