Kaduna state government has disclosed that no fewer than 214 persons have been killed because of attacks by terrorists, communal clashes and reprisals across the state from January to March 2023.
This was disclosed by the state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan in the first quarter of 2023 security report he presented to the state security council, explaining that 196 males, 14 females and four minors were killed, while 746 citizens were kidnapped during the period under review.
State governor, Nasir El-Rufai appealed to the federal government to escalate security operations across the seven frontline states of the north-west and Niger state within the coming weeks, adding that the state governments alone can not handle the problem.