Gunmen kill 4, abduct pastor, 11 others in Kaduna communities

Tragedy struck in Kaduna State as suspected Fulani armed men launched coordinated attacks on three communities Jantsauni, Mai Doki, and Maiyamma located in the suburban areas of Yarkasuwa, Kurama Chiefdom, Lere Local Government Area.

The incident, which occurred late Tuesday night, left four people dead and several others injured. According to local sources, the assailants also abducted Rev. Istifanus Dunga, a pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), along with 11 other residents.

The National Publicity Secretary of the Federated Kurama Association, Mr. Pius Agaji Kyauta, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, explained that the attack occurred around 10 p.m., when the assailants stormed the communities and fired sporadically, resulting in the killing of four people and the abduction of several others.

Kyauta stated that there is an urgent need for security intervention, as the communities have been ravaged beyond imagination.

A source said his father was kidnapped without clothes, along with his younger sister, adding that the attackers, numbering in their hundreds, surrounded every targeted house.

He said, “You dare not go out to run; they will just shoot you. And if you remain indoors, they will enter and take you away.”

He confirmed that the four people killed were youths between the ages of 27 and 30, stressing that, at the moment, no ransom demands have been made by the kidnappers.

He explained that the entire community is left in deep mourning, describing the attack as an evil that has befallen the Kurama nation and requires both security and spiritual intervention.