Southern Kaduna

The President, Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU), Jonathan Asake, says the people of the area have paid N400 million as ransom after being kidnapped by bandits in 2020.Asake disclosed this in an interview published by Saturday…

Three members of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service have been killed in an ambush by bandits in Chikun local government area of Southern Kaduna.The Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said this in a…

Armed bandits have killed the district head of Gidan Zaki, Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna State, Mr Haruna Kuye and his son, Destiny Kuye.The armed bandits also inflicted machete cuts on the district head's wife's hand and shot his…

Motorists and other road users in Jema’a, Sanga, Kaura and Jaba Local Government Areas in the South of Kaduna State,  have decried the deplorable state of roads in their locality.The motorists, who spoke in separate interviews with the…

We advocate long term military presence until the inhabitants of Southern Kaduna learn how to peacefully coexist."

Suspected Fulani gunmen early Friday morning attacked a community in Southern Kaduna, killing two persons and burning some houses to the ground.According to a statement by the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), the incident…

The Senator for Kaduna Central in the Eight Senate, Shehu Sani, says a peace accord between warring Christian and Muslim communities in Southern Kaduna may not bring an end to wanton killings in the volatile region.Two communities in…

a similar attack which took place on August 16th at Kallah village on the bank of River Kaduna. The group leader said

A peace advocacy group in Southern Kaduna has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chief of Defence Staff and the service chiefs for the deployment of Special Forces, following the crisis in the area.A statement issued by the group…

Senator for Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani says President Muhammadu Buhari won't be able to find a solution to the Southern Kaduna killings without consulting stakeholders in the area.The sociopolitical commentator noted…

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia says he will only stop talking when the "genocide" going on in his home town and other parts of the country stops.The Sanga, Kaduna State-born development…

Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai on Monday met behind closed doors with the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Sa’ad Abubakar at the Government House Kaduna. Although the Sultan did not disclose the outcome of the meeting, the…

Vigilance from youths prevented what could have been a bloodbath in Zangon, one of the communities in Southern Kaduna on Thursday.President of the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), Dr. Solomon Asake, stated this yesterday while…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has withdrawn it's invitation to the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai to speak at it's, 2020 General Conference after a public outcry by lawyers across the country.Lawyers across the country…

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says leaders of the volatile Southern Kaduna have been responsible for the killings taking place in the area in recent times.He claimed that the leaders, who he did not name, perpetrate the…

The General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has dared Governor Nasir el-Rufai to name members of the elite that he claimed tried to extort his government over insecurity in Kaduna State.In a…

Former Military Governor of Rivers State, Major General Zamani Lekwot (retd) has berated the Supreme Council of Shariah in Nigeria for demanding his execution.However, he said he was not afraid of death, adding that his life was in…

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Revd. Samson Ayokunle has disagreed with calls by the Supreme Council of Shariah in Nigeria for the execution of former military governor of Rivers State, Major General Zamani Lekwot…

Mailafia said Boko Haram planned to murder prominent Nigerians in urban centres after they have finished killing Nigerians

Former Kaduna State Governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi says killings in Southern Kaduna will not end until the Federal and state governments engage all relevant stakeholders.Expressing sadness at the wanton killings going in the volatile…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday urged the Federal Government to evolve ways of stopping the killings and insecurity in Southern Kaduna.ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Yawe  made the call in a statement in…

Coordinated attacks by bandits on four villages in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf LGA of Southern Kaduna have left 22 persons dead, reports say.The bandits were said to have attacked the villages, Apyia’Shyim, A’Piako, Atak’Mawei, and…

The resurgence of killings in Kauru, Zango-Kataf, Kaura, Kajuru and Jema’a local governments in Kaduna State is not altogether surprising. My column, ‘Mass Murder on a Market Day’, followed the orgy of violence that led to the death of no…