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50 Nigerians killed and 100 abducted in Kaduna
Barnabas Fund, 29 March 2022
At least 50 people were killed and more than 100 abducted, including a church minister, when nine villages in northern Kaduna State, Nigeria were attacked late on 24 March and into the early hours of 25 March.
A church and homes were razed, around 30 vehicles set on fire and cattle stolen during the assaults on the 9 communities.
Former Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Makarfi, said the violence was especially distressing as it came soon after more than 30 Christians were killed on Sunday 20 March in attacks on 4 villages in southern Kaduna State by suspected Fulani militants.
Makarfi, a Muslim, said both atrocities were a “stark reminder of the perilous times we seem to be in”.
“They are as abhorrent as they are condemnable,” he added. “No group or individual should be allowed the latitude to reduce human life to this or any other level of insignificance.”
He urged government and security agencies to come up with a new strategy to end the violence. “It is my earnest prayer that we don’t witness this again in the state,” added Makarfi.