The Nigerian Army claimed on Sunday that its troops stormed a church in the village of Ariko and freed 31 hostages from the clutches of an armed gang.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) disputed those claims on Monday, claiming no rescue has been completed and the churchgoers are still being held hostage.
The church in Ariko, located about 62 miles north of Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, was raided by gunmen on Sunday morning during Easter celebrations – part of a massive wave of attacks perpetrated against Christians across the country on Easter weekend.
Local officials vaguely described the assailants as “bandits,” and said they…
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