Friday, October 31, 2025 - Suspected bandits have killed a pastor with the United Church of Christ in Nigeria (UCCN), also known as HEKAN, Rev Yahaya Kambasiya, and abducted over 20 persons during an attack in Farin Dutse community of Kauru local government area of Kaduna State.
A statement signed by the President of the Church, Rev. Dr.
Amos Kiri, said the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday,
October 28, 2025, left residents of the agrarian community in panic as heavily
armed bandits invaded the area, shooting sporadically before whisking away
several victims, among them members of the HEKAN Church.
According to Rev. Kiri, the slain cleric, Rev. Yahaya
Kambasiya, was hiding in a nearby farm during the attack but was later shot
dead when he attempted to return to the community, believing the gunmen had
left.
“Reverend
Kambasiya and a few others had to hide in a farm until the gunshots subsided.
Unfortunately, when he came out thinking the bandits had gone, he was shot from
behind and died instantly,” the statement read.
The church said the body of the deceased cleric has been
deposited at a morgue while consultations were ongoing with his family members
for burial arrangements.
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