Tag: Southern-Kaduna
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BREAKING: 7 confirmed dead, 2 missing in fresh Southern Kaduna attack
Seven people have been confirmed dead while two children missing in Ungwan Bido village, Jama’a Local government Area of Kaduna State. This was as a result of an early morning attack on Sunday by suspected militia Herdsmen. The attackers also burnt down four houses. Residents told TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) that the attackers stormed the village around…
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Southern Kaduna boils again less than 24 hours after peace summit
Less than 24 hours after Southern Kaduna Peace Summit ended in Kafanchan, yet to be identified gunmen have attacked a community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the state, killing two persons and burning several houses. The Peace Summit, organised by the National Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), in collaboration with other inter-faith groups and…
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Southern Kaduna: Miyetti Allah resolves to make peace with neighbours
The Kaduna State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says it has resolved to bury its differences with other tribes and work towards return of peace in Southern part of the state. MACBAN said this in a communique at the end of a peace summit in Kafanchan on Sunday. The communique…
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Kaduna killings: Lingering pains as survivors narrate struggle for survival
After agonizingly burying and mourning their loved once who were killed by bandits suspected to be fulani herdsmen about three weeks ago, residents of Kurmin Masara, Atak-mawei, Kibori in Zango Kataf Local Government area of Kaduna State are still disquieted while trying to recover from the unfortunate incident. Recall that suspected Fulani Herdsmen invaded the…
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Southern Kaduna carnage: How Fulani boy led gang to kill his benefactors
Persons who are displaced as a result of herdsmen attack in Gan-Gora, Zangon Kataf Local Government area of Kaduna State have to come out from their places of refuge to receive help from donors and visitors on philanthropic visits. The community suffered two different attacks in July and August this year where up to fourteen…
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Bishop of Wusasa commends peace moves in Southern Kaduna
Archbishop of Kaduna Province and Bishop of Wusasa, Most Reverend Dr. A.B. Lamido, has commended the recent peace moves between the Fulani and Atyap people of Southern Kaduna in a bid to end the lingering crisis that has bedeviled that part of the state. According to him, peace and prosperity certainly depend on increasing interaction…
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Sultan, El-Rufai meet over Southern Kaduna crisis
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday met behind closed doors with the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Sa’ad Abubakar at the Government House Kaduna. Though the Sultan did not disclose the outcome of the meeting, the governor said the Sultan “expressed his support for our efforts at bringing peace to Kaduna state.’’ El-Rufai told…
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Southern Kaduna crisis: El-Rufai relaxes curfew in two troubled LGAs
The Kaduna State Government on Saturday said that it had relaxed curfew in Kauru and Zango Kataf Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security & Home Affairs, made the disclosure in a statement in Kaduna. Aruwan said that security agencies had advised the state government about the persisting…
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NAF deploy additional special forces to southern Kaduna
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday deployed an additional 32 special forces to support Operation Safe Haven being executed by the military to restore normalcy to southern Kaduna. The Air Officer Commanding (AOC ) Air Training Command Kaduna, AVM Musa Mukhtar said in Kaduna that the deployment was in response to the directive of…
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Southern Kaduna boils again, 20 killed as gunmen unleash mayhem in Magamiya, other communities
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have once again attacked Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the wee hours of Thursday, August 7. This time, the gunmen invaded Magamiya, Kibori(Asha-a-Wuce), and Kurmin Masara all in the Zangon Kataf Local government. Due to the killing of a farmer in Zangon in June, the…