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The United Church of Christ successful Nigeria (UCCN), besides known arsenic HEKAN, has condemned successful beardown presumption the sidesplitting of 1 of its clergymen, Reverend Yahaya Kambasiya, and the abduction of implicit 20 persons by bandits successful Farin Dutse assemblage of Kauru section authorities country of Kaduna State.
In a connection signed by the President of the Church, Rev. Dr. Amos Kiri, and made disposable to journalists successful Kaduna connected Thursday, the religion described the onslaught arsenic “callous, inhumane and a deliberate effort to frustrate the religion and its members.”
He said that the attack, which occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday, October 28, 2025, near residents of the agrarian assemblage successful panic arsenic heavy equipped bandits invaded the area, shooting sporadically earlier whisking distant respective victims, among them members of the HEKAN Church.
According to Rev. Kiri, the slain cleric, Rev. Yahaya Kambasiya, was hiding successful a adjacent workplace during the onslaught but was aboriginal changeable dormant erstwhile helium attempted to instrumentality to the community, believing the gunmen had left.
“Reverend Kambasiya and a fewer others had to fell successful a workplace until the gunshots subsided. Unfortunately, erstwhile helium came retired reasoning the bandits had gone, helium was changeable from down and died instantly,” the connection read.
The religion said the assemblage of the deceased cleric has been deposited astatine a morgue portion consultations were ongoing with his household members for burial arrangements.
Rev. Kiri further disclosed that HEKAN members successful Kauru LGA of the State person suffered repeated attacks by equipped bandits and cattle rustlers successful caller months.
He recalled that 4 different members of HEKAN Church successful Kakude were kidnapped connected October 19, 2025, and were inactive being held captive.
The HEKAN President called connected information agencies to intensify efforts to rescue those inactive successful captivity and bring the perpetrators to justice.
“Families of the kidnap victims are going done trauma and uncertainty. We telephone connected the information authorities to spell aft the bandits and guarantee the harmless merchandise of our members,” helium appealed.
He besides urged Christians crossed the state to commune for the affected families and the religion arsenic it mourns the slain clergyman.
“HEKAN arsenic a religion requests your prayers for the family, the church, and the full assemblage during this trying moment,” helium said, portion calling connected God to intervene successful Nigeria’s worsening information situation.
“We person officially notified the enactment of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Northern States and Kaduna chapters, arsenic good arsenic the Divisional Police Station successful Kauru,” helium added.
Meanwhile, each efforts to interaction the Kaduna State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan, for comments connected the incidental proved abortive arsenic calls and messages placed to his telephone were not answered arsenic of property time.
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