Tag: Kajuru
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BREAKING: Bandits set Emir of Kajuru free, hold other family members in captivity
The kidnapped Emir of Kajuru in Kajuru Local Government area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, has been released by his abductors. One of the kingmakers of the Emirate Council, Dahiru Abubakar, confirmed the development to newsmen. The Emir was released on Monday afternoon, few hours after bandits demanded N200 million ransom for the monarch…
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Three killed as Kaduna imposes 24-hour curfew on Kajuru
Following the fresh crises that erupted in Kasuwan Magani area of Kajuru council on Thursday that claimed three persons with a house razed, the Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour-curfew on the area. Announcing the 24-hour- curfew on Kajuru, Samuel Aruwan, Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said the curfew…
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Again, Kaduna govt imposes 24-hour curfew on Kajuru LGA
The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Kajuru Local Government Area following security breaches in the area. The curfew, which is with immediate effect. was announced by the State Deputy Governor, Mr Barnabas Bala, on Friday in Kaduna. “Following events in Kasuwan Magani, the dusk to dawn curfew that has been in…
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Police identifies Briton killed in Kajuru incidence
The Police Command in Kaduna State has identified the expatriate killed by suspected kidnappers in Kajuru as Miss Faye Mooney, a Briton. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna. Mooney was among the two persons killed and three kidnapped on April…
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Police confirm death of female expatriate, two others in latest Kajuru attack
A female expatriate and two others have been killed by suspected kidnappers in Kajuru Local Governor Area of Kaduna State, police said. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Friday when the attackers stormed the area shooting sporadically. The identities of the victims were not immediately made available by the police, who confirmed the attack.…
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Kajuru killings: PDP calls for arrest of perpetrators
Kaduna State Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Isah Ashiru has urged the State Government and Security Agencies to fish out and prosecute those involved in the killings of villagers in Kajuru area of the state. Ashiru, in a statement he issued in Kaduna on Monday, expressed shock by the report of…
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BREAKING: Pandemonium in Kaduna, houses set ablaze, several injured
There is pandemonium in Kaduna due to an outbreak of violence in in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Kasuwan Magani is about 31 kilometres from Kaduna metropolis. Accordingto reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com many houses have reportedly been set on fire and scores already injured in the fracas. The cause of the crisis…