While the world was watching Trump’s jet over Sokoto, a silent nightmare was unfolding in the Kurminwali community of Kajuru, Kaduna State.
On the morning of Sunday, January 18, while three different congregations were singing hymns, the unthinkable happened. An estimated several hundred armed men surrounded three churches simultaneously. When the dust settles, 177 people Has been taken into the forest.
Denial sparks outrage
The most shocking part of this story isn’t just the kidnapping; This is a cover-up. For two days, police and government officials in Kaduna state called the reports “lies” and “the work of conflict entrepreneurs.”
But the truth cannot be buried. Yesterday (Tuesday), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and local survivors raised the listThe police finally made a dramatic U-turn.
Police spokesman Benjamin Hindwin has now admitted: “Subsequent verification…confirmed that the incident indeed occurred.”
Details of the raid
According to survivors who successfully escaped:
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Target: believers are ECWA Churchand two Cherubim and Seraphim Churches (Albarka 1 and Haske 2).
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Tactics: The attackers surrounded the church from three directions. They told everyone that anyone who escaped would be shot.
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survivor: Eleven people managed to escape while being escorted across the river. Another group of elderly women and children were reportedly later released because they could not keep up with the long trek into the jungle.
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Miracle: Heartbreakingly, it was reported that a pregnant woman was among the captives Giving birth while walking through the forest.
Why are we only now hearing the truth?
Security experts are questioning why the army and police initially blocked access to the village and tried to suppress reports. Is it to “prevent panic” or to hide a massive security failure?
As of now, 168 Nigerians Still in the hands of the kidnappers.
Questions for our leaders: How did 177 people disappear from a church in broad daylight, when we have drones, satellites and “intelligence”?
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