The terrorists, who seem to be unperturbed, gathered at the Eid ground in Munhaye town in Zamfara on Wednesday to perform the two raka'at prayers to mark the end of Ramadan fast.
Some bandits in large numbers observed this year's Eid-El-Fitr prayers and other festivities in the open in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria.
The terrorists, who seem to be unperturbed, gathered at the Eid ground in Munhaye town in Zamfara on Wednesday to perform the two raka'at prayers to mark the end of Ramadan fast.
In a viral video posted by a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad basin, Zagazola Makama on his X handle, the bandits calmly celebrated Eid-El-Fitr without any visible apprehension. The bandits could be seen with their guns.
They reportedly took hours to recite the Quran and also engaged in wild jubilation.
“Bandits in Zamfara state have released a new video showing its members celebrating the recent Eid-el-Fitr festival in Munhaye community in Zamfara state,” Zagazola said.
Some Nigerians have taken to their X handles to express displeasure with the terrorists' gathering without being arrested or challenged by police personnel or soldiers.
For instance, Blessed (@BlessedOdoba) tweeted, “There’s no way the community or government securities will no know that they’re gathering.”
Sarki Sulieman (@Sir_Dongizle) wrote: “There's no way the army will say they don't know where these guys are, it's just disgraceful! Damn.”
@swiss_basquiat wrote: “This is what APC has reduced Nigeria to. A taliban state like Afghanistan.”
Adafi (@opeyemi44238349) tweeted, “Does this mean that an entire village is a bandit group?”
Chado (@realchado) wrote: “The government, security agents, community didn't know they were gathering? This country is so funny.”