Posted by Chinenye on Wed 23rd Sep, 2026 - tori.ng
Six Islamic clerics have reportedly been taken by bandits in Zamfara after attending a prayer meeting.
(Bandits And Abducted Clerics. Photo by Daily Post)
Six Islamic religious leaders were kidn@pped in Zamfara State after attending a prayer meeting, according to reports that surfaced on Tuesday.
The b@ndits who took the clerics are now demanding N30 million naira to let them go.
The six Sheikhs attended a special prayer session that was held for President Bola Tinubu and his political party, the All Progressives Congress, also known as APC.
The prayer meeting was organized by Abdulaziz Yari, who is a senator representing Zamfara West and also serves as the Director-General of the APC's campaign.
After the prayer session ended, b@ndits reportedly showed up and kidn@pped all six of the religious leaders.
The b@ndits then contacted people to say they would only release the Sheikhs if they received N30 million in ransom money.
A conflict reporter named D English Alhaji shared this information online, writing that the six Sheikhs were kidn@pped by b@ndits in Zamfara after the prayer meeting.
He said the b@ndits have demanded the N30 million for their release.