A group of Islamic scholars were reportedly abducted while attending a prayer gathering at the residence of Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, on September 12, 2026.
Sources said the clerics had travelled from communities in Bakura and Talata Mafara Local Government Areas for the gathering at the home of the former Zamfara governor and serving Senator.
Those reportedly taken include Imam Yahuza, First Jumma’at of Dogon Madacci; Magawata Abdullahi, Second Jumma’at of Dogon Madacci; Malam Shehu Dakko; Imam Bala Fagon; and Na’ibi Tasi’u of Tungar Nagudai.
The incident has sparked concern, given that it occurred at the residence of Senator Yari, who also serves as the Director-General of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign.
As of press time, security authorities had not issued an official statement on the abduction, and the whereabouts of the clerics remain unknown.
Residents have called for urgent government intervention to secure the release of the victims.
A group of Islamic scholars were reportedly abducted while attending a prayer gathering at the residence of Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, on September 12, 2026.
Sources said the clerics had travelled from communities in Bakura and Talata Mafara Local Government Areas for the gathering at the home of the former Zamfara governor and serving Senator.
Those reportedly taken include Imam Yahuza, First Jumma’at of Dogon Madacci; Magawata Abdullahi, Second Jumma’at of Dogon Madacci; Malam Shehu Dakko; Imam Bala Fagon; and Na’ibi Tasi’u of Tungar Nagudai.
The incident has sparked concern, given that it occurred at the residence of Senator Yari, who also serves as the Director-General of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign.
As of press time, security authorities had not issued an official statement on the abduction, and the whereabouts of the clerics remain unknown.
Residents have called for urgent government intervention to secure the release of the victims.
