Gunmen Strike Again, Attack Two Churches In Kaduna
Barely three weeks after the attack on worshippers in Owo, a town in Ondo State, gunmen have struck again in Kaduna state.
Thelagostimes gathered that the gunmen, believed to be bandits, attacked two churches in the state.
According toChannels Television, the worship centres attacked are Saint Moses Catholic Church and Maranatha Baptist Church – both in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.
No fewer than three people were confirmed to have lost their lives to the attacks.
Sources told Channels Television that at least two persons were injured while several others were feared missing and said to have been abducted by the bandits.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, has confirmed the attacks on the churches.
According to him, the terrorists stormed the communities on motorcycles, beginning from Ungwan Fada, and moving into Ungwan Turawa, before Ungwan Makama and then Rubu.
Recounting the incident, Aruwan said the bandits attacked worshippers at the Maranatha Baptist Church and St Moses Catholic Church in Rubu, killing three worshippers in the attack.
He identified the victims to include the Ward Head of Ungwan Fada, Peter Madaki; the Youth Leader of Rubu, Ali Zamani, and another resident of Ungwan Fada, Elisha Ezekiel.
Similarly, the commissioner said two persons were injured in the attacks while an unspecified number of locals were kidnapped, quoting reports from the security agencies.
He said the bandits also looted shops and carted away some valuables from the villages.