The Kaduna State Government has clarified that it was during operations against bandits in Chikun bushes in Kaduna State that ammunition aimed at the criminals partly damaged a church in the community.
The church damaged was a branch of the Assemblies of God Church building in Chikun.
The church was located in Kabarasha Village in Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
“No civilian casualty was recorded in the incidence,’’ said the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan.
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In a statement issued by the Commissioner on Sunday, he said that Governor Nasir el-Rufai has “directed the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs to assess the situation and present a report so that the damage to the (Kaduna) church can be repaired.”
The Kaduna State Government praised the Nigerian military for mounting successful operations against bandits in Chikun, Igabi, Giwa, and Birnin Gwari local government areas and other locations.
The government noted that the Air Force operation which occurred, on Thursday, and Friday, was successful. The commissioner said that the operation “successfully neutralised many bandits in Chikun local government while working on other targets,’’ adding that the State Government has been briefed.
During operations against bandits in a nearby location, last Thursday, munitions aimed at the criminals partly damaged an Assemblies of God Church building in Kabarasha Village in Chikun local government. No civilian casualty was recorded in the incidence,” he noted.