Nigeria: Worshippers Killed In Invasion of Zamfara Mosque

The phobia gangs have made life tough for residents of Bukkuyum and Gummi communities.

Residents of Ruwan Jema, a group in Bukkuyum space of Zamfara State stated terrorists attacked a Jum’at mosque on Friday and killed 18 individuals.

A number of native sources advised PREMIUM TIMES that the assault started a couple of minutes after 1 p.m. and lasted for over an hour.

PREMIUM TIMES discovered the assault was suspected to have been carried by terrorists from both the Dogo Gudale gang or Shadari gang, that are based mostly within the close by Gando forest.

An indigene of Bukkuyum city, Abdullahi Salisu, advised this newspaper that the terorrists arrived the mosques in bikes simply as Jum’at prayer was about to start out and began taking pictures on the worshippers indiscriminately.

“When the bandits got here on their bikes, they rode straight to the mosque. When the worshippers, who had been already contained in the mosque learnt of their arrival, they began working exterior nevertheless it was too late because the bandits opened hearth on the worshippers,” he stated

Mr Salisu, who was in Bukkuyum city Saturday afternoon, stated Ruwan Jema has been abandoned.

“Those that hid inside their homes and silos later recovered eight lifeless our bodies contained in the mosque whereas ten different corpses had been recovered exterior the mosque. As of Friday night time, 18 lifeless our bodies had been counted.”

He added that a number of residents fled into the bush however had been later seen in different communities whereas others trekked to Bukkuyum, the native authorities space headquarters.

A standard ruler, who requested to not be named for security causes, stated a number of residents are receiving therapy on the Normal Hospital in Bukkuyum.

He stated 4 individuals who sustained severe accidents had been taken to the Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto.

“There are greater than ten victims with gunshots accidents in Bukkuyum Normal Hospital . This morning, the medical officer requested that 4 individuals needs to be taken to Sokoto for pressing medical consideration. I used to be there after they left. They sustained severe gunshots and we hope they survive it,” the standard ruler added.

One other resident of Bukkuyum, Abubakar Usman, stated the lifeless our bodies had not been buried as of Saturday when PREMIUM TIMES known as.

“Even those that began gathering the corpses abruptly fled for his or her lives within the night when there was a hearsay that the bandits had been returning. That is why I advised you the determine could possibly be greater than 18 as a result of who know what number of had been killed when even those that began the counting deserted the lifeless our bodies and run for his or her lives?” he stated

He added that he heard that the policemen and troopers stationed within the space had been getting reinforcement to go to the group in order that the lifeless our bodies could possibly be buried.

The police spokesperson within the state, Mohammed Shehu, didn’t reply an SMS despatched to him for feedback.

Zamfara State, thought of the epicentre of terrorism within the North-west, has been witnessing renewed terror, and areas like Bukkuyum and Gummi are among the many worse hit since January.