RCCG pastor, two others killed in Kaduna
A Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor, Luka Ubangari, was last Tuesday, allegedly killed by hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen at Unguwan Anjo, near Godogodo, in Jema’a Local Government area of Kaduna state.
The incident occurred two days after the visit of Governor Nasir el-Rufai following the killings and burning of some villages.
A man who spoke on the killings on condition of anonymity, said: “We were happy that the Governor (el-Rufai) visited and assured us of improved security and that the killers would be found and punished.
“To our shock, Pastor Luka Ubangari was ambushed, shot and killed as he was riding his motorcycle after an evangelical visit to Golkofa. He was killed by those who are out to remove us from our ancestral lands.”
Lingering violence caused by herdsmen in the state reportedly continued in the areas, Godogodo and Sanga Districts, both in Jema’a and Sanga Local Governments areas up until last Tuesday.
El-Rufai, who was in some of the affected villages of Gada Biyu, Anjo and Godogodo in Jema’a Local Government, and in Unguwan Mada, in Sanga Local Government, last Tuesday, condemned the killings of natives and the arson, promising to improve security and bring the culprits to justice.
Later, for the first time in Kaduna State, the governor held the State Security Council meeting in Kafanchan, the commercial hub of Southern Kaduna.
On the killings in Ningon, Mr. Nuhu Tukura, the President of Ningon Community Development Association, NCDA, said: “At 8:45p.m., Sunday night, Mr. Gambo Sule, 38, married with five children and Mr. Benjamin Auta, 35, also married with two children, were killed by unknown herdsmen.
Luka Binniyat
The incident occurred two days after the visit of Governor Nasir el-Rufai following the killings and burning of some villages.
A man who spoke on the killings on condition of anonymity, said: “We were happy that the Governor (el-Rufai) visited and assured us of improved security and that the killers would be found and punished.
“To our shock, Pastor Luka Ubangari was ambushed, shot and killed as he was riding his motorcycle after an evangelical visit to Golkofa. He was killed by those who are out to remove us from our ancestral lands.”
Lingering violence caused by herdsmen in the state reportedly continued in the areas, Godogodo and Sanga Districts, both in Jema’a and Sanga Local Governments areas up until last Tuesday.
El-Rufai, who was in some of the affected villages of Gada Biyu, Anjo and Godogodo in Jema’a Local Government, and in Unguwan Mada, in Sanga Local Government, last Tuesday, condemned the killings of natives and the arson, promising to improve security and bring the culprits to justice.
Later, for the first time in Kaduna State, the governor held the State Security Council meeting in Kafanchan, the commercial hub of Southern Kaduna.
On the killings in Ningon, Mr. Nuhu Tukura, the President of Ningon Community Development Association, NCDA, said: “At 8:45p.m., Sunday night, Mr. Gambo Sule, 38, married with five children and Mr. Benjamin Auta, 35, also married with two children, were killed by unknown herdsmen.
Luka Binniyat
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