SIXTY-FIVE persons have been charged to court in connection with the last week’s mayhem in Kasuwar Magani in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State.
It will be recalled that violence broke out between the Muslims and Christians youths over a Christian girl that converted to Islam.
The mayhem resulted in the destruction of over 1,000 shops and houses, while 12 people were reported to have been killed.
Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Mr Chris Umar said 65 were arrested as a result of the Kasuwar magani crisis.
According to him, after the completion of the initial investigation, the culprits were charged before the Chief Magistrate Court 6 Daura road, Kaduna.
He said those arrested were charged with offences of criminal conspiracy, rioting with armed and offensive weapons, culpable homicide punishable with death, unlawful assembly and inciting contrary to section 59, 67190 and 78 of the penal code of Kaduna state law 2017.
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Umar remarked that case had been mentioned in court and adjourned to the 15th, March 2018 to enable police to conclude their investigations, while the 65 suspects were ordered to be remanded in prison custody with the exception of one Theophilus Saidu who is an underage person.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna state government has said that nobody should use religion to cause division among the people.
In a news conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, the senior special assistant to the Governor on media and publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan maintained that the state government is on top of the situation, saying, the government will continue to protect the lives and property of its citizenry.
Aruwan remarked that situation is calm and normalcy had returned to the troubled area as security agencies have not only visited the area under the leadership of the General Officer Commanding the 1 Division, Major General Muhammad Muhammad but they are currently on the ground to assess the situation.
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