Nigeria Military Deployed More Troops to Kafanchan Amid 24-Hour Curfew

 

The Nigeria Army has mobilised more troops to the Southern Kaduna State, following the imposition of a 24- hour curfew on Kafanchan and environs after the killing of two natives from the area who allegedly insisted on carrying out jungle justice on a group of Fulani herdsmen. 

Military and other security agencies deployed more troops to the area to restore order and normalcy.

Kaduna State Government on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jema’a Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that the youths were insisting on meting out jungle justice to no fewer than 32 Fulani men arrested by the Army with weapons in Kafanchan, headquarters of the Jema’a LG.

Herdsmen suspected to be Fulani allegedly wielding arms,in a truck were intercepted and the natives rushed to deal with the them. In trying to save the herdsmen, two natives were killed while several others sustained injuries from gun shots,allegedly by the security agents.

Kaduna state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Aminu Lawal, when contacted, informed the journalists that he were not in a position to give details as the matter would best be handled by the Army, while the Army spokesman in 1 Mechanized Division Kaduna, Col.Abdullahi Abdul ,when contacted on phone,told journalists that he would get back to them in an hour’s time which had elapsed as at time of filing this report.

The suspected Fulani herdsmen, according to reports,were combat ready and moving towards Kafanchan when they were intercepted.

However,there were conflicting reports that the herdsmen were in possession dane guns on their way to a hunting expedition.

The soldiers were said to have conveyed the Fulani back to Kaduna but no one could explain where they were being kept for now.

Attempts by the Journalists to have access into the headquarters of the 1 Mechanized Division Kaduna could not materialise.