Bandits kidnap 14 worshipers from mosque in Kaduna

Bandits have abducted 14 people from a mosque in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The gunmen were said to have attacked the mosque in large numbers while residents were observing the evening prayers on Thursday.

Although the state government and police authorities have yet to confirm the incident, a local security source narrated how it occurred to Channels Television.

He said the bandits surrounded the mosque upon their arrival in the area and in the process, they took about 14 worshippers away to an unknown destination.

The gunmen were also reported to have carted away an unspecified number of cattle from Tudun Amada village, also in Giwa Local Government Area.

According to eyewitnesses, the assailants split into two groups for simultaneous operations, with some invading the mosque while the rest attacked some houses within the community.

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