No fewer than 80 worshippers who escaped abduction during a bandit attack on the Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have returned to their homes after spending about two weeks taking refuge in neighbouring villages. The Village Head of Kurmin Wali, Ishaku Dan’azumi, confirmed the development to PUNCH Online in…
A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kafanchan has ordered a farmer, Timothy Ayock, to be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a widow. Ayock is standing trial on two counts of rape and criminal force, contrary to sections 257 and 237 of the Kaduna State Penalty Code Law, 2017. The state counsel…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 11 kidnapped victims in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State following a swift operation along the Kaduna–Abuja road. A military source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the operation was carried out on Monday night after troops deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB)…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kajuru on Sunday held special prayers for the safe return of 177 worshippers abducted from churches in Kurmin Wali community, even as armed bandits abducted six more residents from Mararaba Kajuru in the early hours of the same day. The incident in Mararaba Kajuru occurred at about…
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for Northern Nigeria, Reverend Joseph John Hayab, recently expressed his disappointment in how the news of the kidnapping of 177 worshippers in Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by bandits, was handled by Nigerian authorities. In this interview by SAM NWAOKO, Hayab…
A Baptist Church cleric, Pastor Daniel Bagama, and his three daughters have been abducted by bandits at Tudun Bussa village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Conference President of the Kaduna Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Adamu Jangado, disclosed this in a letter copied to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), saying, “I…
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs has condemned the the abduction of more than 160 worshippers in Kaduna churches, warning that Washington will not tolerate violence against Christians in Nigeria. Bandits had on Sunday attacked congregants during church services in the Kure area of Kajuru Local Government Area, abducting over 160 people. Although…
Abductors of 177 worshippers from Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded the return of 17 motorcycles allegedly lost during recent military operations as a condition for the victims’ release. The worshippers were seized on Sunday morning during coordinated attacks on three churches in the community. Village Head of…
The identities of 177 worshippers abducted from churches in Kaduna State have emerged. Gunmen attacked three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area, during Sunday service. Worshippers were taken from ECWA Church and Cherubim and Seraphim Church (Churches 1 and 2). Residents said more than 100 people were abducted in what they described…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the abduction of over 100 worshippers in the Kurmin Wali community in the Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state, 24 hours after denying the report. On Sunday, gunmen attacked three churches in the community and whisked away about 167 worshippers. However, on Monday, the Kaduna police command dismissed the…
