By Doosuur Iwambe A Southern Kaduna based peace advocacy group has condemned the renewed attack in Gora Gan Community of Zango Kataf Local Government Area by some criminal elements determined to disrupt the level of peace achieved by internal military outfit,Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in the area. The group under the umbrella of Southern Kaduna […]
IDBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA President of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Hon. Jonathan Asake, at the weekend assured people their lands that have been captured and occupied by assailants in the area would be reclaimed and given back to them by all means no matter the time taken. The SOKAPU leader gave the assurance when he […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka Over 5000 inhabitants of Kamuru-Ikulu district in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Thursday received free medical care, generously sponsored by the Defence Headquarters Abuja. The medical outreach is part of the military none kinetic approach in wining the hearts and minds of the civilian populace, says the team […]
Fresh attacks occurred in the early hours of Friday, 11th September 2020 at Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, leading to the death of a 60-year-old widow, a mother of 6 children, and a 56-year-old man in Manyi-Mashin village, Zamandabo ward, according to Daily Times. This information was disclosed in a […]
Warring parties in Southern Kaduna on Thursday agreed to an immediate cessation of attacks, kidnappings and cattle rustling following a three-day peace summit. The peace summit, which was held in Kafanchan, was convened by the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) in collaboration with friends of Southern Kaduna. The warring parties said this in a communiqué […]
By Idibia Gabriel Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has boycotted the peace summit organised by the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) and Concerned Citizens of Southern Kaduna, for sidelining key stakeholders in the region. The association in a press statement signed by the chairman, Bishop Simon Peters Mutum, lamented that key stakeholders who had […]
By ldibia Gabriel Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kaduna State chapter has disassociated itself from a peace summit organized by Friends of Southern Kaduna, in collaboration with the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). Earlier, the summit meant to bring stakeholders together to stop the conflict in Southern Kaduna was boycotted by the Southern Kaduna Christians […]
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has berated the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for allegedly taking sides in the Southern Kaduna crisis, Daily Times Nigeria gathers. The Secretary-General of the Council, Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna while reacting to the removal of Governor Nasiru El-Rufai as a […]
Mr Amos Magaji, the member representing Zango Kataf / Jaba Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, has called for dialogue in resolving the security challenges bedevilling Southern Kaduna. Magaji made the call in an interview with newsmen in Zango Kataf Local Government Area, which was hard-hit by recent attacks. According to Magaji, it was only […]
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed his intention to install closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) in the southern part of the state. Daily Times Nigeria reports that this move is part of efforts to strengthen security forces and restore calm in the crisis-torn communities. READ ALSO: Outrage over killings in Southern Kaduna The governor made this […]
The Defence Headquarters says in its determinant efforts to curb the recent attacks and isolated killings in Southern Kaduna, has deployed special Operations Forces to the various flash points in the area.READ ALSO: Bandits terrorizing Southern Kaduna arrested –… The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, at the updates briefing on military operations across […]
Following the incessant killings in Southern Kaduna, leaders of various sociopolitical groups in the country are set to pay a solidarity visit to the people of Southern Kaduna today and demand an end to incessant killings in the area. The groups include Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), and Middle Belt Forum. Daily […]
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), has accused both the Kaduna State and Federal Government of abandoning the victims of attacks in Southern Senatorial District of the State. ECWA stated this in a Communiqué issued at the end of its 67th General Church Council meeting, held at its headquarters in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, […]
Kafanchan (Kaduna) – Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani Kayode, has identified lack of unity as the major cause of backwardness in the southern part of Kaduna. Kayode, represented by Rev. Emmanuel Olorunmagba, spoke on Friday during a Dinner organised as part of activities to mark the 19th Southern Kaduna Annual Prayer Summit. The […]
The Special Task Force (STF), code name Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), saddled with the responsibility of restoring peace in the troubled parts of Plateau, Bauchi and Southern Kaduna, has relocated its headquarter to the most vulnerable part of Plateau communities under Barkin-ladi Local Government Area. This aims at stopping the incessant Fulani herdsmen attack that […]
Over 40 women organizations in Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu buhari’s led Federal Government to put an end to the incessant killings in parts of the country especially Jos, Benue, Taraba, Southern Kaduna and Zamfara States. They also urged government to set up a commission of enquiry to look into the armed herdsmen who […]
The multi task force in charge of security in Plateau, Bauchi and parts of southern Kaduna, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has assured Plateau State residents of their safely, following last weekend’s killing of over 100 people in parts of the state which has fueled widespread tension. Speaking yesterday after the show of force exercise around […]
President of Middle Belt Arise, Comrade Samuel Odumu Okpe, has declared that Nigeria is being threaten by food crisis following the persistent and unabated killings of farmers and forceful taken over of lands by Fulani Herdsmen in the region. He noted that most farmers in Plateau, Benue, Taraba, Southern Kaduna, Kogi, Adamawa and parts of […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has restated its support for the founder of the Omege Fire Ministries, Johnson Suleman, after he was invited by operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS. The security agency summoned the controversial cleric after a video surfaced showing him calling on his congregation to kill Fulani herdsmen so […]