Pastor, nine other Christians killed in Nigeria.
Funeral for one of nine Christians killed in Wereng village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Celine Ntyang for Christian Daily International-Morning Star NewsFulani assailants and other terrorists in Nigeria killed nine Christians in Plateau state and a pastor in Kaduna state in the past week, sources said.
In the Kauru area of Kaduna state, Fulani assailants on Oct. 28 killed the Rev. Yahaya Kambasaya and kidnapped 20 of his church members in an attack on predominantly Christian Farin Dutse village, said Dan Gwamna of the pastor’s United Church of Christ in Nigeria (UCCN, also known as HEKAN) congregation.
“The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, Oct. 28 – the Muslim Fulani bandits who were armed with deadly weapons invaded Farin Dutse village, a Christian community, shooting its residents and burning down their houses,” Gwamna said in a message.
Pastor Kambasaya was serving under the denomination’s Kauru District Church Council. HEKAN leaders confirmed the killing of the pastor and the abduction of 20 members of the church. The Rev. Amos Kiri, president of HEKAN, in a press statement described the attack as “callous, inhumane and wicked.” CD.
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