Bandits kill two abducted Baptist worshippers, injure three

08 Nov Bandits kill two abducted Baptist worshippers, injure three

Two out of the 66 kidnapped worshippers of Emmanuel Baptist Church Kakau Daji in Kaduna State were shot dead by their abductors on Saturday.

President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), Rev. Israel Adelani Akanji, disclosed this to newsmen during the annual thanksgiving/ church building dedication service of the First Baptist Church (Agape Community) Warri in Warri South council area of Delta State.

According to him, three others shot are on life support at a hospital in Kaduna.

Gunmen abducted 66 worshippers around 10:00am last Sunday from Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Kakau in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.