More than 30 Christians in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, were kidnapped by terrorists on Saturday [1].
The assailants ambushed and took the Christians away at gunpoint at about 11 a.m. as they worked on a communal farm in Chikuri, Chikun County, said area resident Victor Dabo.
“Over 30 Christian farmers who were cultivating a farm have been abducted in one fell swoop,” Dabo told Morning Star News.
Another resident said his family members were among those kidnapped.
“The terrorists kidnapped 30 of our Christian villagers as they were working on a farm,” Dogara Peter, told Morning Star News. “My mother and sister are among those kidnapped by the terrorists. This incident has thrown our community into confusion. The terrorists are yet to contact us more than 24 hours after the abduction of our family members.”
The abductions marked the third time the militants have invaded their traumatized community, he said. Saying the community’s last hope lay with police, other security agencies and the Nigerian government, he issued an appeal for them to rescue those held captive.