Fulani militants kill clergyman, abduct wife in Kaduna

Suspected Fulani militants have shot dead Rev Musa Mairimi, the minister in charge of ECWA Church, Buda two, Kasuwa Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday.

The Kaduna State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev John Joseph Hayab, who confirmed the incident on Saturday narrated that the attackers invaded the community on Thursday and killed the clergyman and also abducted his wife in his residence.

Hayab also stated that over 100 people abducted from various local government areas such as Kauru, Jaba, Kachia, Kagarko and Kajuru are still in captivity for over six months now.

He said, “The insecurity, especially killing and kidnapping of innocent souls is so disturbing that it is no longer news because many are left to carry their crosses; while many have been killed in the hands of the terrorists, many homes have been destroyed with valuables and nothing is being done to alleviate the sufferings of the common people affected.”

According to him, CAN is worried by the alarming rate of kidnapping of innocent souls at this hard time when people can hardly put food on their table.

The most disturbing of the situation, according to him, is that the government was not doing enough to ensure the killings in the state are curtailed to enable rural dwellers to go about their normal lives and provide for their families.

The Clergyman alleged that insecurity was a major problem that hindered many eligible voters from coming out to exercise their franchise of electing candidates of their choice in the just concluded general elections.

He advised security agencies to be more proactive in ensuring that society is free from the activities of bandits.