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Gunmen Kill Pastor, Village Head, 8 Others In Kaduna

Submitted by LEADERSHIP EDITORS on March 16, 2012 - 8:50pm

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Unknown gunmen numbering about 30 on Thursday night raided two communities in Kaduna State killing 10 Persons including a Pastor of the Assembly of God Church and injured five others.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the Attack on Dayi and Kakuna communities of Chikun local government area of the state.

The Villages are located within the South-East of the State and is 100 kilometres away from the state metropolis.

Eyes witness said the attackers invaded the village at about 11pm of Thursday to the early hours of Friday. They also  set a church ablaze.

The eyewitness told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that after setting the church ablaze, the attackers also killed the pastor of the Church, Reverend, Innocent Mari Chukwuemeka and the village head of Dayi, Dogo Sarki among 8 others in the presence of their Wives and children.

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