Tag: Southern-Kaduna
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PHOTOS: Again, gunmen unleash mayhem in Southern Kaduna, wipe out two families
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. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) gathered that the villagers attempted to resist the attackers…
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Show forcefully taken land- El-Rufai to Southern Kaduna leaders
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has urged traditional rulers in southern part of the state to show any piece of land that has been forcibly acquired in their domain or being illegally occupied by anybody or group. The governor challenged the monarchs in the area to support security agencies in restoring peace their communities. He…
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Christians declare one-month prayer, fasting over killings in Southern Kaduna
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Kaduna State has declared a non-denominational prayer and fasting rally to seek for God’s intervention on the incessant attacks by gunmen in some communities in the southern part of the state. Speaking during the prayer session held at ECWA Church in the Kaduna State capital on Sunday, the state…
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Breaking: Southern Kaduna people are now preys in their fatherland, Reps lament
… condemn killings by armed militia …demand immediate arrest of perpetrators …identify herdsmen, armed bandits as purveyours of mayhem By Emman Ovuakporie Members of the Kaduna State House of Representatives caucus on Wednesday condemned the wanton killing of Southern Kaduna people by bandits suspected to be herdsmen in North Western Nigeria. Speaking at an ongoing…
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Southern Kaduna killings: People might soon resort to self help, CAN warns Buhari-led govt
The President of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle on Tuesday described the ongoing killings in Southern Kaduna as unacceptable. Ayokunle said that the recent destruction of lives and property in the community has clearly shown that Nigeria: “is a nation that is at war against enemies of the state.” He warned…
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How ‘reckless statement’ by Buhari’s aide resulted in Southern Kaduna killings – Reverend Father
Fr Williams Kaura Abba, a Catholic priest, working as the Coordinator of the Coalition Against Kajuru Killings, has disclosed how a statement, he described as reckless, made by an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari resulted in violence in Southern Kaduna. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Fr Abba, who made the disclosure in a short exhortation delivered at…
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Resign now, if you can’t put an end to Southern Kaduna killings – Group tells Buhari, El-rufai
Concerned Nigerians, a pro-democracy and human rights group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna state Governor, Mallam Nasir Elrufai to put an end to killings in Southern Kaduna or resign as president and governor. The group in a press statement made available to journalists said, the continued attacks, killings and maiming of Southern…
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PHOTO NEWS: Death toll in Zikpak Kafanchan rises to nine as community hold mass burial
Three injured victims in Zikpak-Kafachan Herdsmen attack Friday night have up the ghost on Saturday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG earlier reported on Saturday that herdsmen invaded Zikpak, located in Kafanchan headquarter of Jama’a Local government area of Kaduna State. The three victims were joined together with the seven that died earlier in the attack. This makes the…
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Southern Kaduna Carnage: El-Rufai Imposes 24 hours curfew in Jama’a, Kaura LGAs
Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has included Jema’a and Kaura local government areas, to the number of Local Governments in Southern Kaduna under 24-hour curfew. Like Zangon Kataf and Kauru, Jama’a and Kaura are now in total lockdown. This according to El-Rufai is to contain the ongoing violence and to ensure the enforcement of…
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BREAKING: More blood shed in Southern Kaduna as herdsmen kill seven, injure two in Zikpak, Kafanchan [DISTURBING PHOTOS]
Zikpak village in Kafanchan Jama’a local government area of Kaduna State had it own share of the ongoing herdsmen onslaught in Southern Kaduna on Friday night. At about 8 pm last night locals began distress calls after heavily armed herdsmen invaded their communities shooting sporadically making locals to flee for safety. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that…