Notorious Bandit, Bello Turji and his band of armed assailants launched a violent assault on a mosque in Shanawa community, Zamfara State, on Wednesday night, leaving several worshippers injured and abducting an unknown number of individuals.

 

A Northwest-based security analyst, Bakatsine, confirmed the attack on his X handle on Thursday.

 

“Last night, during the Isha prayer, Bello Turji led his gang to attack worshippers in Shanawa community, injuring four people and kidnapping an unspecified number of individuals.

 

“They later stormed Shinkafi town around 10 p.m., where they also abducted several people,” he wrote.

 

As of the time of filing this report, security forces have not yet released an official statement regarding the latest attack.