Kaduna reinstates 24-hour curfew after fresh violence

KADUNA State Government has reinstated a 24-hour curfew in Kaduna metropolis, Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Kateri and Kachia following the outbreak of a fresh violence in these areas on Friday.

It will be recalled that in the early hours of Friday morning news began to fly out that the paramount ruler of Adara, Maiwada Galadima that was kidnapped last week had been killed by his kidnappers.

Piqued by this development, youths became infuriated and started attacking innocent people in different parts of the State.

In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman, Samuel Aruwan announced the reinstatement of the new curfew.

‘The curfew is effective from 11 am today, Friday, 26th October 2018 and will remain in force until further notice,” the statement declared.

It noted: ‘This is a necessary step to help maintain peace as we mourn the death of HRH Agom Adara, who we lost in the early hours of today to the criminals who abducted him last week.

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‘The Kaduna State Government calls for calm in all our communities. The criminal elements who perpetrated this crime should not be allowed to divide us.

‘This is a struggle between good, decent, law-abiding people trying to uphold the peace and criminals who want to divide and destroy. It is not a struggle between religious or ethnic groups. Let no criminal find succour in faith or tribe.

‘Let us unite against every criminal activity. Let us stand together as human beings who have a right to live in peace,” the statement concluded.