Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:49:22 +0500 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:49:22 +0500 60 Nigerian army rescues 31 hostages after church attack https://english.aaj.tv/news/330456471/nigerian-army-rescues-31-hostages-after-church-attack <p><strong>Nigeria’s army said on Sunday ​that it had rescued 31 ‌civilians who were taken hostage during an attack on a church in northwest ​Kaduna state, while five people were ​found dead at the scene.</strong></p> <p>The army ⁠said the attack had taken ​place during an Easter church service ​in Ariko village in the Kachia local government Area. Troops were in pursuit of the ​attackers, it added.</p> <p>The chairman of ​the Christian Association of Nigeria for Kaduna state, ‌Caleb ⁠Maaji, said that two churches were attacked in Ariko village on Sunday.</p> <p>He said that seven people were ​killed and ​an ⁠unknown number taken hostage.</p> <p>“Findings are still ongoing,” Maaji told ​Reuters.</p> <p>Northwest Nigeria has struggled for ​years ⁠with violence, including mass kidnappings for ransom and village raids, with armed groups ⁠operating ​from vast forest ​hideouts across the region.</p> Nigeria’s army said on Sunday ​that it had rescued 31 ‌civilians who were taken hostage during an attack on a church in northwest ​Kaduna state, while five people were ​found dead at the scene.

The army ⁠said the attack had taken ​place during an Easter church service ​in Ariko village in the Kachia local government Area. Troops were in pursuit of the ​attackers, it added.

The chairman of ​the Christian Association of Nigeria for Kaduna state, ‌Caleb ⁠Maaji, said that two churches were attacked in Ariko village on Sunday.

He said that seven people were ​killed and ​an ⁠unknown number taken hostage.

“Findings are still ongoing,” Maaji told ​Reuters.

Northwest Nigeria has struggled for ​years ⁠with violence, including mass kidnappings for ransom and village raids, with armed groups ⁠operating ​from vast forest ​hideouts across the region.

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