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A Killing Field of Christians: 8 More Killed, Church Burned to Ground in Nigeria - 1,470 Christians in 4 Months
05-25-2021
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Eight Christians were killed and a church was burned down on May 19 during an attack by gunmen in the Chikun area of Kaduna State of Nigeria.
International Christian Concern (ICC), a persecution watchdog, reports Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the report in a statement to the media.
Aruwan said bandits also burned down several homes during the attack, which consisted of unknown gunmen shooting sporadically at civilians.
During the attack, gunmen reportedly transferred the church members from their bus to another vehicle. As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for CBN Newsletters and download the CBN News app to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.
An image of the empty bus was posted to Facebook by Eje Faraday. The photo shows the bus with the church s name and address painted on its side. All the passengers in this bus were just kidnapped along Kachia Road, 63 km from Kaduna, Faraday wrote.
International Christian Concern reported that the gunmen demanded a ransom of more than $100,000 for their release. It is unknown whether the payment was made.
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