September 08, (THEWILL) – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Thursday night, attacked and set ablaze the Catholic Parish House, Kamanton, in Zango Kataf Local Government area of Kaduna State, killing a Seminarian, Bro. Stephen Naman Ngofe.
Two other occupants of the facility, Monday Noah, who is an Assistant Parish Priest and Emmanuel Okolo, the Parish Priest, managed to escape the inferno.
Although the Karuna State Police Command and the Ministry for Internal Security and Home Affairs are yet to make any official statement on the incident, the Chairman, Zango Kataf LGA, Francis Sani, confirmed the development describing it as “shocking”.
According to him, the kidnappers fled after setting up a vehicle and the Parish House ablaze, thereby unable to kidnap anyone.
Special Assistant (Media) to the Chairman, Yabo Chris Ephraim, quoted his principal as being saddened by the development.
“The Chairman is also saddened by the death of Brother Stephen Naman, who died as a result of the smoke he inhaled while trying to escape from the grasp of the kidnappers,” he said.
The Chairman, who was represented by the Vice Chairman of the Council, Gabriel Achi, the Council Secretary, Markus Fangan and other Council members at the scene of the incident and later at the palace of the Ngbiar Anghan, condole with Kamanton Parish, the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, the good people of Kamanton Ward in particular and the entire good people of Zangon Kataf over the loss of Brother Stephen Naman.
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