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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the Evangelical Church of Winning All (ECWA), Gavaciwa in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, gunning down a worshipper while several others were left injured.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST learnt that the incident occured on Sunday morning while worship was going on in the church.<\/p>\n

This was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday night by the State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner also disclosed that the gunmen killed one Nasiru Abdullahi of Gobirawan Kamacha in Bina community of Igabi Local Government Area after the church operation.<\/p>\n

He stated that Governor Nasir El-Rufai had condemned the attacks and condoled with the families of those who lost their lives during the unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n

Aruwan who quoted El-Rufai to have said that the attack on the worshippers was a divisive intent of the criminals who play on religious sensitivity, revealed that scores of the injured worshippers were immediately rushed to hospitals.<\/p>\n

The commissioner said, \u201cThe Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned in the strongest terms an attack against worshippers on Sunday morning by gunmen.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity agencies reported to the Government that the attack occurred at ECWA Church, Gabaciwa in Kachia Local Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to the report, a life was lost and some worshippers were seriously injured, who have been rushed to a medical facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe security agencies are obtaining further details, on which the government will update the public in due course.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor who expressed sadness over the incident, described it as an evil act targeting innocent citizens exercising their constitutional and universal rights to religious freedom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Governor added that the attack on the worshippers was a divisive intent of the criminals leveraging on religious sensitivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor condoled the ECWA Church and the family of the deceased in particular, and prayed for the repose of the soul of the worshipper.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the Evangelical Church of Winning All (ECWA), Gavaciwa in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, gunning down a worshipper while several others were left injured. DAILY POST learnt that the incident occured on Sunday morning while worship was going on in the church. 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