The incident occurred on Friday morning when the attackers
stormed the mosque during prayers and opened fire on the congregation.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency
publication, the armed men shot dead five people on the spot before taking an
unspecified number of others away into the forest.

The killings caused widespread panic and sparked outrage
among residents, who later gathered for the funeral prayers of the victims.

“We pray Allah to forgive their shortcomings, accept them as
martyrs, and bring an end to this bloodshed in our land,” a community elder was
quoted as saying.

The attack comes barely a week after gunmen abducted 40
worshippers during dawn prayers at a mosque in Gidan Turbe village, also in
Tsafe LGA.

Witnesses said the gunmen stormed the mosque around 5:30 am,
surrounded the building, and forced worshippers out at gunpoint before marching
them into the forest near the Gohori axis.

Neither local authorities nor security agencies have
commented on the latest incident.

Zamfara has experienced frequent attacks by armed groups,
with communities across the state grappling with killings, abductions, and
displacement.