Fulani herdsmen kill RCCG pastor, two others in Kaduna

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday night reportedly killed three persons among them, one Pastor Luka Ubangari of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,  Unguwan Anjo, near Godogodo in the Jema’a Local Government Area of  Kaduna State.

The cleric was said to have been ambushed, shot and killed while on his motorcycle  after an evangelical visit to Golkofa, also in the area.

The incident occurred a few days after the state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, visited Godogodo and Sanga districts, in the Jema’a and Sanga local governments areas, all  in the southern part of the  state to appraise the attacks of suspected Fulani herdsmen in the area.

El-Rufai  in  the  affected villages of Gada Biyu, Anjo and Godogodo penultimate Tuesday,  condemned the killings, describing them as ‘senseless,’ promising to arrest the perpetrators.

August 23, Punch

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