Terrorists on Thursday abducted some worshippers during an attack on a mosque in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to Daily Trust, the terrorists invaded the mosque during evening prayer (Ishai prayer).
A resident that spoke on the incident said, “They surrounded the mosque and abducted 14 people. They also carted away an unspecified number of cattle from Tudun Amada village in, still in Giwa.”
It was gathered that the terrorists tried to invade the village, but were repelled by vigilante groups in the area.
Another resident while speaking on the incident said, “The gunmen divided themselves, while some were operating at the mosque, others moved from house to house thereby abducting more than ten women.
“Some of them were however busy carting away domestic animals such as cows, sheep and goats numbering hundreds.”
A further report had it that four victims have been released as of Friday evening.
As of the time of filing this report, the state police command is yet to release a statement on the development.
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