By Emmanuel Nduka
Barely two weeks after the Owo Church shooting, gunmen have again attacked two Churches in Nigeria’s troubled Kaduna State.
The worship centres which came under attack were Saint Moses Catholic Church and Maranatha Baptist Church – both in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.
In the attack carried out by suspected bandits, at least three people were confirmed to have lost their lives to the attacks on three communities – Ungwan Fada, Ungwan Turawa, and Ungwan Makama, all in Rubu general area of Kajuru.
Sources said at least two persons were injured, while several others were feared missing and said to have been abducted by the bandits.
Confirming the attack, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan said the terrorists stormed the communities on motorcycles, beginning from Ungwan Fada, and moving into Ungwan Turawa, before Ungwan Makama and then Rubu.
Aruwan narrated that the bandits attacked worshippers at the Maranatha Baptist Church and St Moses Catholic Church in Rubu, killing three worshippers in the attack.
He identified the victims to include the Ward Head of Ungwan Fada, Peter Madaki; the Youth Leader of Rubu, Ali Zamani, and another resident of Ungwan Fada, Elisha Ezekiel.
Similarly, the commissioner said two persons were injured in the attacks while an unspecified number of locals were kidnapped, quoting reports from the security agencies, adding that the bandits also looted shops and carted away some valuables from the villages.
Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, expressed deep sadness over the attacks, and condoled with the families of the victims.
