No fewer than two persons have been reported dead and several homes torched by hoodlums in an attack in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Southern Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement by the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), revealing that gunmen invaded Manyi-Mashin village in the early hours of Friday and killed two
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Southern Kaduna ‘Madness’ Killings Has To Stop – Sultan Of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman, Northern Traditional Rulers Council, Dr. Sa’ad Abubakar (III), on Monday, in Kaduna, described the killings in the southern part of the state as “madness” that must be stopped immediately. The first class Northern monarch called on those involved in killings in Southern Kaduna to end their evil actions. The
Read moreSouthern Kaduna: Religious Leaders Utterances Led To Killings – El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday blamed the killings in Southern Kaduna on reckless statements made by some religious leaders. In a statement, the governor said this when the National Chairman of Jama’atul Izalatul Bid’ah wa Iqamatul Sunnah, Sheikh Abdullahi Lau, and other Izala leaders paid him a visit on Saturday.
Read moreSouthern Kaduna: Atyap, Hausa-Fulani Communities agree On Peace
The Atyap, Fulani and Hausa communities in Zangon-Kataf local government area held a successful peace and reconciliation summit for peaceful coexistence in the area. Participants at the summit who committed to peace and forgiveness of each other condemned the killings and destruction that have occurred.They declared their readiness to help security agencies with information to
Read more10 Persons Including Village Head Killed In Southern Kaduna
About eleven persons have been killed in the last three days in Zango Kataf, Kajuru and Kachia councils by gunmen, the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has alleged. Spokesman of SOKAPU, Luka Binniyat, in a statement, said the attacks left many houses burnt and several persons injured. But when The Nation contacted him to confirm
Read moreBREAKING: I’ll Make Sure Southern Kaduna Leaders Are Arrested, They’re Criminals — El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has further sowed seeds of discord in Kaduna State by rubbishing the plight of indigenes and residents of Southern Kaduna by saying they’re criminals. The Governor disclosed this while appearing as guest on Channels TV on Sunday night. Details shortly…
Read moreExecute Lekwot, Others To Stop Southern Kaduna Killings –Shariah Council
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has called for the revisit of the death sentence passed on prominent sons of Zango-Kataf following the 1992 bloody crisis saying the law must be allowed to take its full course. The 1992 incident which claimed the lives of hundreds of persons occurred during President Ibrahim Babangida
Read more[BREAKING] Gunmen attack community in Southern Kaduna, houses burnt, villagers flee
A Southern Kaduna village, Kurmin Masara, in Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna State came under suspected Fulani militias attack in the wee hours of Thursday 6 August . The Daily Vendor News was reliably informed by impeccable sources from the community that the militias attacked the community in the wee hours of today,
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