Lakurawa fighters reportedly killed two people and led Friday prayers at the Izalah Central Mosque in Kaya village, Tambuwal local government area of Sokoto state.
Bakatsine, a journalist covering conflicts in northwestern Nigeria, revealed this in a post on X on Monday.
According to him, the fighters arrived in the community around 11 a.m. and remained there for almost seven hours, forcing residents to stay at home while they went from house to house and stole livestock.
He said the fighters later went to the mosque for Jumu’ah prayers, gave the call to prayer and led the prayers, while most residents remained indoors out of fear.
Bakatsine added that the fighters subsequently looted shops and points of sale, taking merchandise and large sums of money before leaving the community around 5pm.
He wrote: “BREAKING: Lakurawa fighters reportedly killed two people who were leading Friday prayers at the Izalah Central Mosque in Kaya village, Tambuwal LGA, Sokoto State.
“One resident said they arrived around 11am and stayed for almost seven hours, forcing residents to stay inside their homes while they went from house to house, stealing livestock.
“When it was time for Jumu’ah prayers, they went to the mosque, gave the call to prayer and led the prayers, while most residents stayed indoors out of fear.
“They later looted shops and points of sale, taking goods and large sums of money before leaving the community at around five in the afternoon.”
Bakatsine described the incident as disturbing and questioned how armed fighters could occupy a community for hours, restrict the movement of residents, take over a mosque and loot businesses without intervention.