No fewer that five persons were kidnapped on Sunday after rampaging bandits attacked worshippers at Haske Baptist Church, Manini community, Chikun LGA of Kaduna state.
A medical doctor was reportedly killed in the attack.
According to a resident of the community, Jacob Bala, the bandits invaded the church at about 9am on Sunday when church service was going on and opened fire on the worshippers.
He said he bandits were “many” and rode on motorcycles while carrying “sophisticated arms”.
Bala said his uncle, Zakariya Dogonyaro, a staff of the Kaduna ministry of health, was shot dead by the bandits.
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He added that five other people, including three of his relatives, were abducted by the gunmen.
“Church service was going on when gunmen just came and surrounded the church and started shooting. The came at about 9am. They were many and they were riding on motorcycles. They started shooting indiscriminately as we scampered for safety,” Bala said.
“My uncle, Dr. Zakariya Dogonyaro, was killed instantly. He works with the Kaduna state ministry of health. They shot him and he died on the spot.
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“They kidnapped five people, including my late brother’s wife, my step mother, my elder brother’s daughter and two other people.”
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