Bandits Attack Church, Kill Medical Doctor, Abduct Many In Kaduna

Again, bandits have attacked Christian worshippers at a church in Manini Tasha village, Kuriga Ward in Chukun local government area of Kaduna State, on Sunday morning.

One person, identified as a medical doctor, was killed while an unspecified number of worshippers were abducted by the attackers.

An eyewitness, who narrowly escaped the scene at Haske Baptist Church in Manini village, Mr Yakubu Bala, told LEADERSHIP that the bandits, who were heavily armed stormed the church and sorrounded the worshippers at about 9am.

He explained that the bandits came in their number, heavily armed and began to shoot sporadically at the worshipers, who scampered for safety in different directions.

According to him, “Dr. Zakariah Dogo Yaro, a medical Doctor with the Kaduna State Ministry of Health was shot dead and unspecified number of people kidnapped while so many worshipers sustained varying degrees of injuries.