All 166 worshippers abducted in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state freed, Christian group says

Tutti i 166 fedeli rapiti nello stato settentrionale della Nigeria, Kaduna, sono stati liberati, dice il gruppo cristiano


Items belonging to survivors near the Haske Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, after an attack by gunmen in which dozens of worshippers were kidnapped, in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna, Nigeria, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Nuhu Gwamna (Reuters)

By Ahmed Kingimi, Hamza Ibrahim , All , 166 and worshippers

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 5 (Reuters) - All 166 worshippers kidnapped during attacks on two churches in Kurmin Wali in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state last month have been released, the Christian Association of Nigeria said on Thursday.

(Additional reporting by Hamza Ibrahim in Kano, Writing by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo)

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