Some armed men in Kaduna have killed a churchgoer and abducted as many as seventeen others who had gone for choir rehearsals in the church on Sunday, May 19, 2019.
The attackers who carried out the despicable act inside the Evangelical Church Winning (ECWA) building, also disturbed the peace of residents around Igabi Local Government Area, and Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.
According to reports, the armed men who were more than 20, stormed the church environment while the choristers were rehearsing.
A witness stated, “It was at about 12:30 midnight. We had combined choir practice in the church with other neighbouring communities. We normally hold the combine choir practice from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am.
“As we were in the church, the armed men numbering over 20 just surrounded the church and started shooting. Everybody was terrified but there was no how we could run because they had already surrounded the church.”
While expressing his sadness about the incident, a resident whose nephew was killed, said, “They entered one house and were beating people. They kidnapped one man and a woman in the house. The killed my senior brother’s son. This is the fifth time these bandits are invading our community. About two months ago, they abducted two people in the farm.”
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