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Bandits Attack Kaduna Church, Kill Two, Abduct Several Worshippers
- Two of the Worshippers were killed on the spot with several others abducted
EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least two persons have been killed and several worshippers kidnapped when bandits attacked the Baptist Church at Kakau Daji community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The gunmen were reported to have invaded the church on Sunday while people were worshipping and started shooting sporadically.
They killed two of the worshippers on the spot and left the church with several others.
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The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the attack but did not give further details about the incident
President of the Kaduna Baptist Convention, Reverend Ishaya Jangado, on his part, said the number of people that were abducted has yet to be ascertained.
“The incident occurred this morning but we don’t know the exact number of people that were kidnapped yet,” Channels Television quoted him as saying.
Sunday’s incident is the latest in the series of attacks by bandits terrorising Chikun and some other LGAs in Kaduna.
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