A pastor and five others have been kidnapped in Goni-Gora community in Chikun Local government area of Kaduna State.
The incident happened on Sunday night after the kidnappers invaded the town.
A resident in the community, Shuaibu Ekpa, told newsmen that that he heard the sound of a shooting from his deep sleep around 2:00am in the morning.
He said as soon as he woke up, he climbed the ceiling of his house until the shooting subsided.
He said as the day brightened around 700am and after headcounts within the community, it was found that a pastor of the Pentecostal Church and five other tenants within the community had been kidnapped
The wife of one of the kidnapped victims said she has not heard anything from the kidnappers since they were taken away.
Kaduna Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige has not spoken on the incident.