Gunmen took 40 churchgoers hostage, but 15 of them got away in Kaduna. Last Sunday, at least 40 people were taken from the Bege Baptist ...
Gunmen took 40 churchgoers hostage, but 15 of them got away in Kaduna.
Last Sunday, at least 40 people were taken from the Bege Baptist Church in Madala, which is on the Buruku Baringi Kaduna road in the Chikun local government of the state.
Reverend John Joseph Hayab, who is in charge of the Kaduna state branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), confirmed the event. He said that the worshippers were in church on Sunday morning at about 9:30 when they heard gunshots. "The gunmen struck the Church and took away 40 worshippers.
In the heat of the moment, gunmen attacked the home of the Emir of Kagarko in Southern Kaduna and took his family away.
"But while they were traveling with them, 15 of the hostages got away, and the kidnappers still haven't told us anything about the other 25," he said.
The Kaduna state government and police force haven't said anything official about the situation yet. DSP Mohammed Jalige, the spokesman for the state police force, didn't answer the phone when he was called, and he hasn't called since this article was written. report
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