Gunmen suspected to be terrorists had attacked the Maranatha Baptist Church and the St Moses Catholic Church both in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of 19th June 2022. The Sunday attack which reportedly claimed the lives of three worshipers and the abduction of many others was claimd to be coming barely after a week after some hoodlums invaded communities in the same LGA, killing about 32 villagers.
According to a source, the terrorists shot indiscriminately as they approached the various churches, killing three while several others sustained injuries.
“Three of the worshippers were gunned down by the terrorists and many are still missing. One of the victims was taken to St. Gerald Catholic Hospital in the state capital,” the source said.
The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has confirmed the attack 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. Also noting that shops were looted while valuables were carted away.
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).
He said two worshippers were injured by the marauding terrorists and gave their identities to include one Aniro Mai, and a yet-to-be-identified woman while adding that “an unspecified number of locals were also kidnapped, according to the received reports.”
