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Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have attacked the New Life for All Church in Kankara local government area of Katsina State and kidnapped 25 worshipers on Sunday, January 15.
The Police Command in Katsina State says terrorists have attacked and kidnapped five persons in Dantsauri Village in Kankara Local Government Area.
No fewer than 25 worshippers of New Life for All Church in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, have been abducted by bandits. It was learnt that the bandits attacked the church around 10 am on Sunday and rode motorcycles there. The Senior Special Assistant on Christian Affairs to Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Rev. Ishaya Jurau, who confirmed the incident to ThisDay, said the church pastor was injured during the attack while the service was going on.
Father Isaac Achi was killed and his colleague, Father Colins Omeh, shot at but alive in an attack on their rectory. Elsewhere in Nigeria, five worshippers getting ready for Sunday Mass were abducted.
In one attack, criminals known locally as 'bandits' set fire to Father Isaac Achi's house, burning him alive, police said.