“Pastor shot, worshippers abducted as gunmen attack Kastina community,” by Idris Shehu, The Cable, January 15, 2023:
Gunmen have abducted five women from Dan Mai-Tsuani community in Kankara LGA in Kastina state.
Confirming the attack to TheCable, Gambo Isah, the police spokesperson in the state, said the assailants stormed the village around 7am on Sunday and kidnapped the victims on their way to church.
He added that the abductees included two teenagers aged 15 and 13 years.
Isah said the victims were taken to a church, the New Life for All Church, within the community where a pastor was shot.
“The incident happened in the village and the kidnappers carried people to the church. Five people were abducted. The pastor of the church was shot in one of his hands and he is currently receiving treatment,” the police spokesperson said.