A community group in Kaduna State has dismissed claims that 31 worshippers abducted during Easter service in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army.
The community described the reports as false and misleading.
The rebuttal follows earlier reports suggesting that troops had successfully freed victims kidnapped during a coordinated attack on two churches in the community on Easter Sunday.
Recall that suspected bandits had invaded Ariko in the early hours of Easter, attacking two Christian worship centres, killing several worshippers and abducting scores of others into the bush, an incident that sparked outrage and renewed concerns over insecurity in Southern Kaduna.