Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Henry Owen
A fresh wave of insecurity has hit Southern Kaduna as gunmen abducted Bitiyock Dominic Yahaya, the younger brother of the Agwatyap (Paramount Chief of Atyap), Sir Dominic Gambo Yahaya. The incident occurred during a late-night attack on Magamiya village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area.
The armed men were said to have stormed the community around 11pm on Wednesday, firing sporadically before forcefully taking Yahaya from his residence. His current whereabouts remain unknown.
A community source confirmed the abduction, while an internal message from the Catholic community appealed urgently for prayers. Bitiyock Yahaya is a respected church leader under the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese.
This latest attack adds to a growing list of violent incidents in the region. Sahara Reporters earlier documented a similar assault in Kagarko LGA, where gunmen invaded Kushe Gugdu village and attacked St. Stephen Parish. The assailants kidnapped the parish priest, Rev. Fr. Bobbo Paschal, along with several other residents, and killed a relative of another priest, Rev. Fr. Anthony Yero.
In an official notice, the Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Rev. Fr. Christian Okewu Emmanuel, confirmed the incident and called for prayers for all abducted victims and for the peaceful repose of the deceased.
Rights organisation Amnesty International also recently raised alarm over yet another attack in Gidan Waya, Lere LGA, during which 12 persons — including an ECWA pastor — were abducted and four civilians were killed. The organisation criticised what it described as a “persistent pattern of insecurity and inadequate government response” across northern Nigeria.
The series of attacks has further heightened tension across Kaduna State, particularly in communities that have suffered repeated abductions, killings, and displacement.
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