Gunmen kill pastor, abduct his wife in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a pastor in charge of the second Evangelical Church Winning All, Damakasuwa in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Rev. Amako Maraya.
The gunmen also abducted the wife of the clergy.
A resident, who is also an elder in the church, Mr. Ishaku Chinge, who confirmed the incident to Punch on Saturday, November 18, 2023. said the gunmen invaded the community around 11 p.m. on Friday.
According to Chinge, the gunmen had attempted to kidnap the son of the clergy three months ago but were repelled with the help of the community, even though he (the son) was injured.
“Yesterday again, they stormed his house, gunned him down and kidnapped his wife,” he stated.
“The gunmen had earlier called in the morning, demanding N3 million ransom from the family. They have not called again,”
Chinge said there has been tension in the community since the incident occurred
“We are calling on security agencies and the government to help rescue the widow who is traumatised at the moment.” he added.
Nawa o
This is why the government should improve on their technology at least if we had advanced technology this bandits should be behind bars by niw
Really sad
That is very sad to hear, plz God help our country
Very sad my condolences
Nawaoooo nothing person no go see
The spade of kidnapping in southern kaduna still goes unabated. God help
God pls 🙏 save us
That is sad
God will save us