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No fewer than 40 worshippers were kidnapped inside a mosque at Gidan Turbe village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, following the collapse of a peace deal with bandits.
This was coming on the heels of a similar attack on Godai village in Bukkuyum LGA of the state, where bandits abducted more than 10 people.
However, it was gathered that troops of Operation Fasan Yamma, OPFY, conducted several operations across the North-West theatre and foiled terrorist attacks and recovered exhibits in Katsina, Kebbi and Zamfara states.
In another development, gunmen attacked St. Paul’s Catholic Church and
abducted the Parish Priest, Rev Father Wilfred Ezemba, and some yet-to-be identified commuters along Imane-Ogugu road in Kogi State.
According to community sources, the attackers stormed the mosque during prayers at about 5:30 am and whisked away the worshippers at gunpoint.
They were reportedly moved into the forests around Gohori axis in Tsafe LGA.
Community leaders and bandits in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State, had on August 28, 2025 signed a peace agreement towards ending years of violence, kidnapping and cattle rustling in the North-West and by extension, Northern region.
The agreement, which was brokered by the Maradin Katsina and district head of Kurfi, Alhaji Mansur Amadu Kurfi, and the local government chairman, Babangida Abdullahi Kurfi, took place at Wurma forest, a hotspot for insecurity.
The recent attack is an indication that the peace deal between both Katsina and Zamfara states with the bandits terrorising the North-West may have collapsed.
