Just two weeks after terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State in the Southwest region of Nigeria, terrorists on Sunday attacked another Catholic Church in Kaduna State in the North-West region of the country.
According to reports,the armed terrorists invaded St. Moses Catholic Church in Robuh, Unguwan Aku, Kajuru Local Government Area of the state as the church was rounding off its first mass, and also attacked Maranatha Baptist Church.
It is confirmed that the terrorists killed three worshippers and have abducted several others of which the specific number is unknown at the moment.
Several others sustained various degrees of injuries.
According to the church leadership, the terrorists stormed the church in large numbers and opened fire on the worshippers, during which three persons were killed before they kidnapped a yet-to-be-confirmed number of worshippers.
Recently, many communities in Kaduna state, especially in Kaduna South have been under recurring attacks, killings, abduction of persons and cattle rustling.
The memories of the Owo massacre are still fresh in the minds of Nigerians and yet the country records another attack on worshippers in another location.
Meanwhile, the state’s Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has confirmed the attacks on the two churches on Sunday.
The Commissioner in a statement noted that based on security reports made available to the state government, the bandits attacked worshippers and locals at Ungwan Fada, Ungwan Turawa, and Ungwan Makama in Rubu general area of Kajuru LGA.
the commissioner also added that the terrorists looted some shops and vandalized personal belongings.
He added that in Rubu village, the terrorists attacked worshippers in the Maranatha Baptist Church and St. Moses Catholic Church.
The Commissioner gave the identities of the worshippers killed to include Peter Madaki (Ward head of Ungwan Fada), Elisha Ezekiel (Resident of Ungwan Fada), and Ali Zamani (Youth leader of Rubu).
The statement titled, ‘Bandits attack worshippers, locals, Kill three and injure two in Kajuru LGA,’ said, “On a sad note, security agencies have reported to the Kaduna State Government that bandits attacked worshippers and locals at Ungwan Fada, Ungwan Turawa and Ungwan Makama in Rubu general area of Kajuru local government area.
“According to the report, the bandits stormed the villages on motorcycles, beginning from Ungwan Fada, and moving into Ungwan Turawa, before Ungwan Makama and then Rubu.
“In Rubu village, the bandits attacked worshippers in the Maranatha Baptist Church and St. Moses Catholic Church.
“Two persons were left injured in the attacks; one Aniro Mai, and a yet-unidentified woman. An unspecified number of locals were also kidnapped, according to the received reports.
“The bandits looted shops and carted away some valuables from the villages.”
He quoted the acting Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe to have expressed deep sadness and condemned the attack in the strongest terms when she received the report.
“She sent her sincere condolences to the families of the deceased victims, as she prayed for the repose of their souls,” the commissioner added.
