The armed people suspected of being bandits on Friday morning were shot dead five worshipers in the Yandoto community, the area of the Tsafe local government in the state of Zamfara.
They also kidnapped several other people in the incident, which occurred during morning prayers in the area.
The counter-publishing publication, Zagazola Makama, confirmed the attack.
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Zamfara, like other countries in the northwest, has recorded several attacks from terrorists in the last four years, with more than 100 people killed and several others have been kidnapped during that period.
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