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Kaduna LG relaxes curfew in Kafanchan to 10 hours

Jema’a Local Government Council of Kaduna State, on Thursday said it had relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed in Kafanchan by 10 hours.

Yesterday,  a 24-hour curfew was imposed in Kafanchan township after the violent youths’ reaction to the arrest of 24 suspected Fulani Herdsmen allegedly in possession of arms.

As the curfew hours reduced to 10 hours, theChairman of the council,  Mr Daniel Amos said in Kafanchan that residents were now free to go about their businesses from  6 am to 4 pm. “The development is due to relative calm witnessed within the metropolis.

“We believe the situation would improve as there has not been report of disturbances from any quarters,” he said.

Despite state of emergency, NEMA says over 1,000 people has been killed in Boko Haram conflict this year

More than 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in three states in northeastern Nigeria worst hit by Boko Haram violence, according to the country’s main relief organisation. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) figures are the starkest indication yet of the increase in bloodshed in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe that have caused growing concern.