An interior view of Haske Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, after an attack by gunmen
Afiniki Moses thought her ordeal was over when armed abductors released her on January 15 after her family paid a ransom in a village in northern Kaduna state. She was wrong.
The armed gang returned to Kurmin Wali village on Sunday and seized more than 170 people during a church service from two churches, including her husband and two children.
The children later escaped, she said, but her husband is among 163 people that the Christian Association of Nigeria says are still missing.
"They kidnapped a large number of people in the community, and my husband happened to be among them. As you can see me now, I am not feeling fine," she said.
NIGERIA IN TRUMP'S CROSSHAIRS OVER CHRISTIANS
The attack on the churches is the latest in a series of abductions in the West African country, adding to pressure on the government.
It is under scrutiny from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has spoken out about what he says is persecution of Christians before launching an airstrike on Christmas Day. The Nigerian government has denied that there is any systematic persecution of Christians.
It says it is working hard to tackle Islamists and other violent groups that have attacked both Muslim and Christian civilians, often for ransom.
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