Catholic seminarian killed as bandits set church ablaze in fresh Kaduna attack

Our reporter/ Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night burnt down the parish house of Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing a Seminarian, Stephen Danlami in the process.

According to eyewitness accounts, the bandits in their large numbers stormed the Saint Raphael parish at Fadan Kamantan, Kafanchan Diocese on Thursday night and set the building ablaze alongside a vehicle parked in the premises.

The late seminarian, Stephen Danlami died from the smoke he inhaled while trying to escape from the raging fire, while other priests inside the parish house were said to have escaped during the attack.

Meanwhile, there has been no comment yet from the Police Command in Kaduna concerning the incident.

Also, the Catholic Church in the state has yet to make any statement following the attack on the church and the death of the Seminarian.