A medical doctor with Kaduna State Ministry of Health, Dr. Zakariah Dogo Yaro, has been killed and many worshippers abducted when bandits attacked a church in Manini Tasha village, Kuriga Ward in Chukun local government area of Kaduna State, on Sunday.
Many people also sustained injuries during the attack.
A church member who witnessed the incident said the bandits stormed the church at about 9am Sunday morning.
He said the bandits shot on the air to scare the worshipper who later scampered for safety in different directions.
Some communities in Chukun local government area have witnessed series of attacks from bandits, despite military operations against the assailants in the area.