A priest at the St. John Catholic Church, Kudenda, Kaduna South Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Rev. Fr. Joseph Aketeh, has been abducted by suspected terrorists.
The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, also claimed the life of his security guard, identified simply as Mr Luka.
It was learnt that the hoodlums invaded the church in large numbers and shot sporadically.
PUNCH Metro gathered that a woman and her two children were also kidnapped by the gang and taken to an unknown destination.
Details of the attack were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
There was no official confirmation from either the state government or the state police command.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammad Jalige, did not take his calls or respond to a text message from our correspondent as of the time of filing this report.
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