Police Parade 17 Suspects Involved In Southern Kaduna killings

The Nigeria Police said they have arrested 17 suspects involved in the recent killings in Kafanchan, Kaduna state.

The Nigeria police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, confirmed the arrest Thursday in Abuja when he presented the suspects before journalists.

He said that 29 assorted firearms were recovered from them.

He explained that the suspects were arrested after discreet and sustained investigation.

He added that they would be charged to court on completion of investigation.

Moshood also said the suspect would be charged for inciting public disturbance, disturbance of public peace, causing mischief by fire, culpable homicide, theft and unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms.

The names of the suspects arrested in Kafanchan and environs who were paraded  are as (1) Magaji Shuaib (2) Abdulkareem Abdul (3) Goma Adamu (4) Danlami Yakubu (5) Danjuma Barde (6) Idris Bello (7) Samuel Joshua (8) Haruna Iliyasu (9) Hassan Idris (10) Adamu Haruna (11) Suleiman Saleh (12) Adamu Umar (13) Abubakar Muhammadu (14) Muhammadu Jori (15) Nelson Paul (16) Bulus Jatau and (17) Danjuma Barde.

The Inspector-General of Police assured communities in Southern Kaduna of adequate security and protection of their lives and property.

He urged them to be law abiding and cooperate with police personnel deployed in their localities.

The violence in Kafanchan is part of the larger Southern Kaduna violence that has claimed the life of over 200 people in recent months.

The state government has had to impose 24-hour curfew on some of the affected local governments to prevent further violence.

The violence has mainly been between Fulani herdsmen and host, largely farming, communities.