Reverend Father Markus Samari was kidnapped by bandits from his home in the Kuse-Gudu community, causing tension in Kagarko Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
According to reports, Emmanuel Yaro was shot and killed during the assault.
According to Daily Trust, a local named Salihu Mahmud told reporters that the gunmen broke into the Reverend’s house on Sunday at 5:37 p.m., just after he got home from church.
According to Mahmud, the cleric was taken away at gunpoint by two armed men who broke into his home.
“The Reverend had just returned from church when the bandits struck and whisked him away at gunpoint, according to one of the Reverend’s relatives, who is my neighbor here in Kagarko town,” he claimed.
According to locals, the attackers showed up in big numbers with advanced guns. According to reports, they intentionally targeted the cleric, breaking into the residence as other gang members surrounding it.
The kidnapping was also confirmed by a neighborhood leader, who requested to remain anonymous for security concerns.
He told reporters, “I got a call on Sunday night around 7 p.m. from one of the victim’s family members that bandits had broken into the Reverend Father’s home and taken him away.”
He continued by saying that he promptly informed the soldiers positioned at Kagarko town’s entrance.
It was discovered that the kidnapping occurred within twenty-four hours after gunmen broke into a Fulani settlement in Sabon-Kurutu village and stole multiple cows.
Herders were reportedly forced to flee for their lives when the attackers, who were reportedly riding motorcycles, started shooting.
Both occurrences were confirmed by a Kagarko police source, who also referred reporters to the Kaduna State Police Command headquarters for formal comment.
At the time this report was filed, however, ASP Hassan Mansur, the Command’s spokeswoman, had not officially confirmed the occurrence.
