The Zamfara State Police Command has reported the successful rescue of one of the worshippers who was abducted from a mosque in Tsafe town, the administrative center of Tsafe Local Government Area.
Earlier reports had indicated that a group of bandits kidnapped numerous worshippers during the morning prayer at the mosque on Thursday. However, in a press statement released on Friday, ASP Yazid Abubakar, the spokesperson for the command, clarified that three individuals were taken.
The statement confirmed that one person has been successfully rescued and subsequently reunited with their family after undergoing medical examination.
He said, “On February 29, 2024, at about 05.30 a.m., unknown armed men suspected to be armed bandits with sophisticated weapons surreptitiously sneaked into a Juma’at mosque on Hospital Road of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State with the intent to perpetuate massive abductions’.
“However, the worshippers managed to escape except three elderly persons who were later abducted to an unknown destination.
“However, upon receipt of the information, quick response of the command’s tactical teams mobilised and went into a search and rescue mission.
“The team followed the suspected bandits close to the Dangajeru Forest, forcing the bandits to abandon one of the victims who could not meet up with their moving steps and was rescued.
“The Operation is still ongoing with the view of rescuing the other two remaining victims.
”Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State Police Command, MD Shehu Dalijan, reassured the good people of the state that the command, in collaboration with the state government, will do everything humanly possible to ensure normalcy is restored in the state.”