The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three worshippers by the terrorists who attacked a mosque in the early hours of Thursday in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area.
According to reports, the terrorists had abducted at least 30 worshippers who had gathered to perform the morning prayer at 5 a.m..
The report disclosed that the gunmen invaded the town and went straight to the mosque.
But the command spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, in a statement on Friday, said that the number of abducted worshippers was three and not 30 as reported.
He said that security personnel had rescued one of the victims and reunited him with his family.
“On 29 February, 2024, at about 0530am, unknown armed men suspected to be armed bandits with sophisticated weapons surreptitiously sneaked into a Juma’at mosque on the hospital road of a Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State with the intent to perpetuate massive abductions, however, the worshippers managed to escape, except three elderly persons who were later been abducted to an unknown destination.
“However, upon receipt of the information, quick response of the command’s tactical teams mobilised and went into a search and rescue mission.
“The teams followed the suspected armed bandits close to the Dangajeru forest, forcing the bandits to abandon one of the victims who could not meet up with their moving steps, and was rescued. The operation is still ongoing with the view of rescuing the other two remaining victims.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State Police Command, Cp MD Shehu Dalijan, psc, fsi, reassured the good people of the state that, the command, in collaboration with the state government, will do everything humanly possible to ensure normalcy is restored in the state.”
