Bandits reportedly kill two in Kaduna church

Gunmen suspected to be bandits reportedly killed two worshippers at a Baptist Church in Kakau Daji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State on Sunday.

The President of Kaduna Baptist Convention, Ishaya Jangado, who confirmed the incident, said the hoodlums attacked the church during the Sunday service and shot sporadically.

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He added that an unspecified number of worshippers were also abducted from the church.

Jangado said: “The incident occurred this morning but we don’t know the exact number of people that were kidnapped yet.”

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