Two churches have been attacked by gunmen in Kaduna State in the early hours of Sunday, two weeks after a similar incident in Owo, Ondo State.
The churches are St Moses Catholic Church and Maranatha Baptist Church – both in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that three people were killed while several others were abducted when the attackers in large numbers swooped on the churches.
Confirming the incident in a statement, the state’s Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, stated that based on security reports made available to the state government, the bandits attacked worshippers and locals at Ungwan Fada, Ungwan Turawa, and Ungwan Makama in Rubu general area of Kajuru LGA.
He also said the terrorists looted some shops while valuable items were carted away.
According to the report, the bandits stormed the villages on motorcycles, beginning from Ungwan Fada, and moving into Ungwan Turawa, before Ungwan Makama and then Rubu.
He added that in Rubu village, the terrorists attacked worshippers in the Maranatha Baptist Church and St. Moses Catholic Church.
The Commissioner gave the identities of the worshippers killed to include Peter Madaki (Ward head of Ungwan Fada), Elisha Ezekiel (Resident of Ungwan Fada), and Ali Zamani (Youth leader of Rubu).
He said two worshippers were injured by the marauding terrorists and gave their identities to include one Aniro Mai, and a yet-to-be-identified woman while adding that “an unspecified number of locals were also kidnapped, according to the received reports.”
The statement titled, ‘Bandits attack worshippers, locals, Kill three and injure two in Kajuru LGA,’ said, “On a sad note, security agencies have reported to the Kaduna State Government that bandits attacked worshippers and locals at Ungwan Fada, Ungwan Turawa and Ungwan Makama in Rubu general area of Kajuru local government area.
The attack came barely a week after some suspected terrorists in a helicopter invaded communities in the same Kajuru LGA, killing about 4 villagers.
