Gunmen shot dead at least 14 villagers and destroyed property in an attack on the Kaura village of Takad in southern Kaduna state on Monday, said Enock Andong, a local community leader. Kaduna – a flashpoint for north-south, Muslim-Christian frictions – has in recent months seen the worst violence since 800 people were killed in riots after elections in 2011. Aruwan said a curfew “became necessary to protect life and property and avoid the further breakdown of law and order”. “Only essential workers and those on humanitarian services are allowed movement after due clearance by security agencies,” he said. The Kaduna state government said on Monday a garrison commander from the Nigerian Army’s First Division had been sent to the southern region to coordinate a response to such attacks.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2017 07:46 UTC