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Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church

  • More Than 170 Worshippers Taken Hostage

    Several people are gathered together in prayer. The center of the image focuses on a man with his hands together and covering his face. He is focused on prayer.
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    On the morning of January 18th, Christians were gathered for worship in the village of Kurmin Wali, Kaduna State, when armed assailants stormed the community. The attackers raided three church buildings in the village: two congregations of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, as well as a fellowship belonging to the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA). While over 170 people were taken hostage, some of them later escaped. At the time of publishing this report, at least 163 of the kidnapped victims remain missing – all of whom are being held by their abductors presumably in an unknown location.