Gunmen kill pastor, abduct 20 other people in Niger

Gunmen have killed a pastor serving with ECWA Gospel Kubwa, Kuta, in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.

The pastor, Jeremiah Ibrahim, was killed when the bandits attacked Chukuba village and abducted 20 other people at Kukoki of Bassa/Kukoki ward in the Shiroro Local Government Area.

Pastor Ibrahim was said to have gone to check his farm in Chukuba and decided to visit a colleague who was the resident pastor at Chukuba where he was attacked and killed.

They also kidnapped the wife of the resident pastor of Chukuba and other community members still in custody of the bandits.

The deceased has been buried in his Guratu hometown in the Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State.

The terrorists stormed Kukoki in large numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons and adopted the 20 people.

A source said that the bandits took hold of their victims by force.

It was also learnt that a lot of things were looted and the residents in the community had reportedly deserted the area for fear of another attack.

Efforts to get the Police reaction proved abortive as the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abiodun Wasiu, did not answer calls made to his telephone number.