How Kwara church thanksgiving service turned to bloodbath:
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Kwara Church Attack: Three Dead, 35 AbductedThe assault occurred on November 18 during a thanksgiving service in Eruku.
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- The November 18 assault killed three worshippers and abducted 35 people, including children.
- The service was intended to celebrate the successful rescue of 18 previously abducted church members.
- A church official said kidnappers demanded 100 million naira per victim in the first group of eleven.
- The NUT ordered all schools closed immediately in four local government areas because of newly reported security threats.
It's targeted genocide.— Pastor Kenneth Adigoke, Ekiti LGA Coordinator of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), describing the attack as having clear religious undertones.
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