A
dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed following the burning of a church, and at
least two mosques, including some buildings yesterday in Southern Kaduna by
armed Christian and Muslim followers. The skirmishes occurred in the military
town of Kachia that houses both the Nigerian Navy and Army institutions,
military personnel confirmed the occurrence of the attacks to Sahara Reporters.
The source,
speaking to Sahara Reporters on the
condition of anonymity, said angry Muslims had attacked a church after their
own praying ground was torched by Christians in the area. The military source
also said the Nigerian military, and police officials, have both taken over the
town as a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed by the Kaduna State government in
view of a possible escalation.
The mood in
Kachia on Sunday evening following both events is “tense,” says Sahara Reporters. The police
authorities in the state are yet to make an official public announcement of
their on-the-ground observations on the unfolding events of recent hours.
On the issue of casualties, possible fatalities, and details of property damage
to the other buildings inside Kachia are not yet known.
Police
officials have also not yet released any information following the series of
attacks, nor what caused the inflamed religious confrontations in Kachia.
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