The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour-curfew on Jema’a and Kaura local government council areas of the state following an attack that claimed, at least, 15 lives in Kagoro community in Southern Kaduna, on Sunday night.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the measure was to allow security agencies to save lives and property and to restore law and order to the council areas.
The state government urged residents of the two local government areas to cooperate with security agencies in “the urgent task of restoring peace, law and order.
“Following advice from security agencies, the Kaduna State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas with immediate effect.
”This is to assist the security agencies to stabilise the situation in the areas, save lives and property and enable the restoration of law and order.
“Security agencies have full authorisation to enforce the curfew. Government appeals to all residents of Jema’a and Kaura local government areas to cooperate with security agencies in the urgent task of restoring peace and upholding law and order.
“Government condemns the violence and all acts of lawlessness that have occurred in the area,” the statement read.
Several houses were said to have been razed during the attack on the communities by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.
