US EditionKaduna Kidnap: Eighty Abducted Nigerians Return Home After Escape
Eighty worshippers escaped by hiding in forests after a January 18 attack, while 86 remain captive; community urges swift government and military rescue efforts.
- On January 18, bandits attacked Kurmin Wali community, abducting 177 worshippers; 86 remain in captivity, and 80 escaped shortly after, according to local sources.
- Escapees fled into nearby forests on the day of the attack but got lost and hid in fear, delaying their return, Ishaku Dan'azumi, Village Head of Kurmin Wali, said in a Sunday interview.
- Authorities say official notifications and investigations are under way, with search teams deployed to forest settlements and DSP Mansir Hassan promising a comprehensive report.
- Dan'azumi appealed to the government and the military to act swiftly for the safe rescue of 86 worshippers and warned some are politicising the incident while affected families suffer trauma.
- A Friday headcount found at least 80 worshippers who reunited with families in forest settlements, and eleven persons escaped while being taken by the attackers.
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Nigeria: Eighty of Abducted Worshippers in Kaduna Community Escape, Village Head Confirms
The Village Head of Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Ishaku Dan'azumi, has disclosed that 80 of the worshippers abducted during an attack on the community have escaped while 86 others remained in captivity.
Dozens of worshippers feared taken from Nigerian churches return
ABUJA, Feb 2 — Nearly half the 166 Christian worshippers feared kidnapped by gunmen in northern Nigeria last month have returned home, having fled during the attack to hide in other villages, a local leader said yesterday.The remaining 86 are still believed to be prisoners, he added.The January 18 kidnapping during Sunday services at three churches was the latest in a wave of such abductions targeting both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. The …
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thengblog.com.ngKurmin Wali Abduction: 80 worshippers escaped, 86 still in captivity - Village Head
No fewer than 80 worshippers abducted during a church service in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been reunited with their
Kajuru Abduction: 80 worshippers escape from captors, 86 still in captivity
Eighty worshippers abducted during a church service at Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have ,reportedly, escaped from their captors and reunited with their families.
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