Out of the more than 40 worshippers abducted at Bege Baptist Church in Kaduna State last Sunday, eleven have been released by gunmen who are suspected to be bandits.
This was sent in a terse message on Thursday by Rev. Joseph John Hayab, the Kaduna State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
In addition, Hayab said that 14 worshippers are still being held captive and said a mother and her child had returned after being left behind in the bush.
He said “Yes some of them are back home but 14 are still with the bandits. A woman with her child returned after they abandoned her in the bush.”
The CAN official also said about 28 of the kidnapped worshippers, have so far, returned to their respective families.
However, the state government and security agencies have not yet responded to the situation as of the time the report was filed.
Recall that the bandits invaded Bege Baptist Church in Madala along Buruku Baringi Road in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to reports, the thieves broke inside the church during Sunday service and abducted at least 40 worshippers.
Twenty-five of the worshippers are still being held captive, while fifteen of the abducted people managed to escape.
Ada Peter
