Bandits have attacked a mosque in Maigamji village along Funtua-Dandume road, Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina, disrupting Isha’i prayer that was being observed by worshippers on Saturday.
A former councillor of Maigamji ward in Funtua LGA of Katsina, Alhaji Lawal Maigamji, said the bandits stomed the mosque during Isha’i prayer on Saturday, December 3, 2022, and opened fire on two people, including the Imam.
He identified those shot as Malam Yusha’u, the Imam, and Hussaini Jamo, a worshipper, adding that they are both receiving treatment at a hospital in Funtua.
“They surrounded the mosque when Ishaa’i congregational prayer was being conducted, after shooting Imam Yusha’u and Hussaini Jamo, they abducted 18 people and made away with them into the bush,” Lawal Maigamji said.
He added that four of the abducted victims escaped from their captors while in transit.
