Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of a reverend father, Silas Ali, of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state.

The State's Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement on Sunday that the cleric was killed by unknown assailants. He said Mr Ali was a pastor at ECWA Church, Kibori-Asha Awuce, in Zangon Kataf.

"Reverend Ali departed for Kafanchan on Saturday, and was not heard from until his corpse was found by a search party early on Sunday at Kibori community, near Asha-Awuce, where he was apparently attacked and macheted to death.

"The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai expressed deep sadne...