Zamfara mosque attack: Bandits kill APC official, abduct worshippers during prayers

Suspected bandits have killed an All Progressives Congress (APC) e-registration supervisor and abducted several worshippers during an attack on a mosque in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State.
The gunmen reportedly stormed the Lowcost Mosque in Kaura Namoda town on Sunday morning while Muslim faithful were observing the early-morning Subhi (Fajr) prayers.

The deceased, identified as Nasiru Sani, was a supervisor of the APC e-registration exercise in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.
The Zamfara State APC E-Registration Coordinator, Yusuf Idris, disclosed the killing in a condolence statement, saying the party official was shot dead during the attack.

“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,” Idris said.
He added that Sani was killed while observing the morning prayer at the mosque.
“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 stated.

The attackers reportedly abducted an unspecified number of worshippers before fleeing the area.
Residents said that the gunmen targeted the low-cost residential area at dawn, taking advantage of the quiet morning hours to attack the mosque and abduct worshippers.
The latest incident has heightened fears among residents of Kaura Namoda, which has witnessed repeated attacks and abductions in recent months.

In October, suspected bandits reportedly attacked the town for more than three hours after bypassing local vigilante fortifications through a riverine route.
The attack left seven members of the local Joint Task Force dead, while 38 residents were abducted.
Similarly, in August, gunmen killed six soldiers and kidnapped more than 70 residents in Kasuwar Daji community, also in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.

Troops, however, later foiled another mass abduction attempt along the Unguwar Rogo axis.
In June, suspected bandits attacked an off-campus student residence in the Lowcost area, abducting seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda. The students were subsequently rescued by security operatives.

The latest mosque attack adds to growing security concerns in Zamfara, where armed groups have repeatedly targeted rural communities, residents and security personnel.