Suspected bandits have attacked the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Gavaciwa in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, gunning down a worshipper while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. The attack, which occurred while the church Sunday service was ongoing remain sketchy however, the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement. According to Aruwan, security agencies reported the attack to the state government, adding that one person was killed while other worshippers were seriously injured and have been taken to hospital for medical treatment. Aruwan who quoted El-Rufai to have said that the attack on the worshippers was a divisive intent of the criminals who play on religious sensitivity, revealed that scores of the injured worshippers were immediately rushed to hospital. The statement said Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the attack against the worshippers “In strongest terms.” “Security agencies reported to the government that the attack occurred at ECWA Church, Gabaciwa in Kachia LGA.
“According to the report, a life was lost and some worshippers were seriously injured, who have been rushed to a medical facility.
“The security agencies are obtaining further details, on which the government will update the public in due course”, Aruwan said.
The governor, who expressed grief over the incident, described the same as an evil act targeting innocent citizens exercising their constitutional and universal rights to religious freedom.
“The governor added that the attack on the worshippers was a divisive intent of the criminals leveraging on religious sensitivity.
“The governor condoled the ECWA Church and the family of the deceased in particular, and prayed for the repose of the soul of the worshippers.”
In a related development bandits in their large numbers attacked a joint military camp codenamed “Burkusuma Camp”, in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. in the early hours of Friday, killing an unknown number of military personnel.
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Carriers and Security Matters, Colonel Garba Moyi (rtd) confirmed the attack but was not sure of the number of casualties.
