Gunmen attack Zamfara mosque, kill APC supervisor and 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 from the Zamfara State APC E-Registration Coordinator, Yusuf Idris, the attackers stormed the Lowcost Mosque in Kaura Namoda town on Sunday while people were praying the early morning Subhi (Fajr) prayers.

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

In his condolence message released on Sunday, Mr Idris expressed deep shock over the killing. He described the deceased as a committed 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 because 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, using the quiet morning hours to strike the mosque during prayers.

Many worshippers were taken, causing more fear among residents.

Communities in Kaura Namoda LGA have faced repeated security issues in recent months. In October, bandits attacked Kaura Namoda town for over three hours, bypassing local vigilante defenses through a river route. They killed seven members of the local Joint Task Force (JTF) and took 38 residents.

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

In June, bandits attacked a student residence in the same Low Cost area of Kaura Namoda. They abducted seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, who were later rescued by security operatives.