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Gunmen kidnap over 150 worshippers from three churches in Nigeria

News DeskLast Updated: 19 January 2026, 11:04 PM ISTShare ‘As of yesterday, 177 people were missing, and 11 came back. So we have 168 still missing,’ an official said. Representational Image | CanvaAbuja: Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.

Gunmen kidnap over 150 worshippers from three churches in Nigeria

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Key Highlights

  • The attack occurred on Sunday in Kurmin Wali, a community in the Kajuru area of Kaduna state, while services and a Mass were underway at the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), another church belonging to the denomination Cherubim and Seraphim, and a Catholic church, according to Usman Danlami Stingo, a lawmaker representing the area at the state parliament.
  • “As of yesterday, 177 people were missing, and 11 came back.
  • So we have 168 still missing,” he said.
  • Police in Kaduna state have not commented.
  • No group has taken responsibility.
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  1. Gunmen kidnap over 150 worshippers from three churches in Nigeria

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