Unknown gunmen,on Friday night attacked a church in Madagali local government area of Adamawa State, killing pastor and 10 members of the congregation.
This is coming barely a week after the gunmen attacked a Catholic church, killing over 40 worshippers.
The latest attack occurred on Friday night when gunmen attacked the EYN Church at Sabo Gari Gemadai Ward in Gulak, the local government headquarters.
The Chairman of the local government, Ularamu Maina, who confirmed the attack to newsmen, disclosed that the Pastor in-charge of the church was among those killed during the attack.
According to Ularama, the attackers, in their numbers, at about 8.30 pm, stormed the church where worshippers were undergoing night vigil.
“On entering the church, the attackers started shooting sporadically, killing many people, including the Pastor”, Maina stated.
The attack came hours after the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Ahmadu Fintiri, visited Chakawa village, venue of the last Sunday’s attack, where he sympathized with the people and donated relief materials.
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