No fewer than persons have been killed, a pastor and about 30 others kidnapped after bandits attacked a church service in the Bakinpah-Maro community of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday.
Although the police have yet to comment, the former chairman of Kajuru LGA, Cafra Caino, who confirmed the incident, said 30 persons were kidnapped.
He said, the bandits, who arrived around 10:00am in large numbers shot sporadically targeting the ECWA and Catholic church in the community.
Among those abducted he gave his name as Bernard Gajera, a pastor from one of the churches.
It would be recalled that last month, Maro community had raised funds to build a security post for law enforcement agency as part of their efforts to attract more security personnel and presence in their community following repeated attacks that have kept farmers from their farms and prevent normal activities for.fear of the unknown.
The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Munsir Hassan could not be reached for reaction as at the time of filing this report.
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