By Francis Sardauna in Katsina and Dipo Laleye in Minna
There was outrage among residents of Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State yesterday as bandits abducted 45 worshippers observing the midnight prayer for Ramadan at Angwan Kwata Mosque in the area.
The marauding bandits, according to residents, stormed the mosque at 1 am and whisked away the victims to an unknown destination.
But the police said they had rescued 35 of the victims while 10 were still with the bandits.
The incidence occurred as a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, debunked alleged link with terrorists and bandits.
When THISDAY visited Angwan Kwata yesterday, it was gathered that the bandits, during the raid on the mosque, directed the Imam to end the prayer session before kidnapping the people.