Overview
- Gunmen attacked multiple churches in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru area, during Sunday services in a coordinated operation.
- A Kaduna state lawmaker reported 177 initially missing with 11 returning, leaving 168 unaccounted for, while a senior church leader said 172 were seized and nine escaped, leaving 163 still held.
- Police confirmed abductions by attackers using sophisticated weapons but said they are still verifying totals given the area’s difficult access and poor roads.
- Troops and other security agencies have been sent to track the abductors and attempt rescues, and no group has claimed responsibility.
- Accounts differ on the number and denomination of the churches targeted, with reports citing a Catholic church and at least one Cherubim and Seraphim and an ECWA congregation.