Gunmen kidnap three seminarians, injure six in Kaduna

Unknown gunmen suspected to be Bandits have abducted three seminarians from Christ The King Major on Monday night after bandits opened fire at students of the Catholic seminary in North-West Kaduna.

Newsflash Nigeria learnt that the three kidnapped students are in their fourth and final year before qualifying as priests.

Voice of America on Tuesday reported six seminarians were injured in the attack.

Chairman of the Kaduna State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Joseph Hayab, told the news outlet the bandits opened fire at the cafeteria where five students were sitting after dinner.

“Before they [the students] knew it, these gunmen came, surrounded them, and picked them. It was later that they released two and went away with three,” Mr Hayab said.

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It was gathered that the bandits have reached out and are demanding N15 million as ransom.

The seminary which is located at the St. Albert Institute for Higher Education houses seminarians preparing for the Catholic priesthood.

Police spokesperson for Kaduna, Mohammad Jalige, said Force have been deployed to “comb the nearby bushes” and try to rescue the abducted seminarians.

Weeks passed, no fewer than 40 persons were killed when bandits attacked remote villages in Kaura rural areas in Kaduna.

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