By Ola Kay
The royal embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja, Nigeria has condemned the terrorist attack in Yobe State on Sunday.
According to the state police spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, the unknown gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram bandits, carted away valuables and set shops and houses aflame in Mafa village of Tarmuwa Local Government Area., in course of the attack.
The spokesperson of Yobe State Police Command stated that the bandits killed an “unspecified number of people and dropped some fliers with Arabic inscriptions.”
The writing in Arabic indicated the group’s motive, citing the village’s alleged military ties as justification.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, informed that the terror attacks occurred during Magrib prayer, when the gunmen shot sporadically into the gathering.
The publication revealed that no fewer than 34 worshippers were killed at the scene, just as the gunmen placed multiple explosives on the route leading to the community.
The military had evacuated 34 corpses from the affected community to Babbangida General Hospital, ahead of a mass burial, while decomposing bodies were buried at the scene.
The Saudi Arabia Embassy condemned through a post on X condemned the attack in its entirety, describing it as “treacherous.”
The post reads: “The Embassy expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and denunciation of the treacherous terrorist attack that took place in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.”
“The Embassy reiterates the Kingdom’s complete rejection of violence, terrorism, and extremism. The Kingdom also expresses its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the deceased and the government and people of Nigeria.”
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