Bandits abduct pastor’s wife in attack on Kaduna community

Bandits have reportedly invaded the Karimbu-Kahugu community in Lere LGA of Kaduna and killed the son of the pastor of a Baptist church.

The pastor’s wife and three others were said to have been abducted by the bandits during the attack.

Sources in the community said the attack took place on Friday morning when the bandits headed straight to the pastor’s residence and began to shoot sporadically.

The pastor’s son was said to have climbed the ceiling of the house to hide.

However, he was hit by a bullet as the bandits shot indiscriminately into the roof.

Confirming the incident to TheCable, Peter Mukaddas, vice chairman of Kahugu development association,  said “the bandits came in the morning today (Friday) and headed straight to the pastor’s residence”.

“They were shooting sporadically as soon as they arrived in the community,” he said.

“They were shooting at the ceiling when they got into the house and the bullet hit the pastor’s son who was hiding in the ceiling and he died on the spot.

Mukaddas said the community was concerned about the safety of those abducted as the bandits were yet to establish contact with members of the community.

He appealed to the state government and security agencies to do everything possible to ensure the safe release of the victims.

Mohammed Jalige, spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command, was not immediately available for comments when contacted on the incident.