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Nigerian state imposes curfew after bloody communal conflicts

Xinhua, February 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna on Tuesday imposed a 24-hour curfew on two districts to halt bloody communal conflicts that broke out two days ago.

A statement made available to Xinhua said the state security council considered the decision to protect life and property, and avoid the further breakdown of law and order in Kaura and Jema'a districts where violence broke out on Sunday and escalated on Monday.

At least 22 people were killed following the conflicts that also led to burning of more than 50 houses across five communities in the restive southern part of Kaduna State, local sources said.

Hostilities resumed among the communities on Sunday when some gunmen attacked a community in Kaura district of the state.

At least seven people were killed in that attack, according to Enock Andong, a local chief.

The attack spread to four communities across Jema'a district of the state on Monday, leading to the death of at least 15 others, Andong added.

The state government said all security agencies had been directed to ensure strict compliance with the curfew.

Clashes between herdsmen and locals in southern Kaduna communities have been unresolved for months, despite efforts by the Nigerian authorities to make the warring parties declare a truce.

More than 200 people have been killed in the violence around southern Kaduna since late last year, according to Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency. Endit