Gunmen have reportedly killed one, abducting 45 others in Angwan Aku community in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State.
According to Leadership, the incident occurred on the Sunday morning while residents of the community were preparing for Church.
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the gunmen came riding motorcycles.
“They came around 10am on Sunday when people were preparing to go to church,” a resident of the community said.
“They were many and they parked their motorcycles on a bush path before they entered the village, shooting sporadically.
“They went from house to house, kidnapping people. They killed one person and went with 53 people, but seven people escaped and came back.
“So, 45 people are with them.”
The spokesperson of the Kaduna State police command, Mr Mohammed Jalige, stated that he is not aware of the incident yet.