Gunmen believed to be bandits have attacked a church in the Bakinpah-Maro community of Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State.
At least, 3 persons were killed while a pastor and 30 worshippers were kidnapped during the attack
Former chairman of Kajuru LGA, Cafra Caino confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.
Caino said the bandits who arrived around 10am in large numbers, shot sporadically targeting the ECWA and Catholic churches in the community.
He disclosed that a pastor of one of the churches Bernard Gajera, was among those kidnapped by the hoodlums.
It would be recalled that last month, Maro community had raised funds to build a security post for law enforcement agency as part of their efforts to attract more security personnel and presence in their community following repeated attacks that have kept farmers from their farms.
The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Munsir Hassan has not reacted to the latest incident.
