In Ariko, Kaduna State, gunmen raided a church on Sunday morning. They abducted several civilians during Easter celebrations. The Nigerian army said it rescued 31 hostages and killed five attackers. It claimed that soldiers engaged the gunmen in a “fierce firefight,” forcing them to flee and leave behind hostages and the bodies of dead civilians. Blood trails, the army added, showed casualties among the fleeing attackers. Troops were deployed to…