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Attackers killed three worshippers and abducted multiple people, including the pastor, escaping through bush paths after storming a church meeting, officials said.
- On Tuesday, terrorists stormed a Christ Apostolic Church branch in Eruku town, Ekiti LGA, Kwara State, killing three worshippers on the spot and abducting several people including the pastor.
- During a meeting, attackers burst in and opened fire, witnesses and SaharaReporters say, invading a church meeting in Eruku and sending worshippers running for cover.
- They forced congregants at gunpoint and led them into the bush, gathering abductees and escaping through bush paths to neighbouring communities, while an online news outlet shared a video of the incident.
- Locals are in upheaval as the precise number of abducted people remains unknown, with residents of Eruku and neighbouring communities gripped by panic and tears.
- A video of the assault circulated online before officials responded, shared by an online outlet while the Kwara State Police Command and Kwara State government had not issued an official reaction.
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