Scene of a bomb blast in Kaduna
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The
killings in Jos, Plateau State on Sunday which claimed the lives of a
serving
Senator and a member of the State House of Assembly has
heightened the already tensed situation in Kaduna State which had a fair
share of violence last month, leading to imposition of 7pm to 6am
curfew.
The Boko Haram Islamic organisation had claimed responsibility for the two attacks.
In the Kaduna metropolis and environs, security was
beefed up in strategic locations. Our correspondent who monitored the
situation, reports that the police mounted a “stop and search”
operation.
At the Barnawa area of the state, traffic was heavy
as the police carried out a thorough search of vehicles. In other
locations such as the ever busy Independence Way, heavily armed soldiers
were spotted waving down motorists at the check point mounted by them.
Also, at the Bida Road leading to the Central Bank of
Nigeria area office as well as the Yakubu Gowon way, security was tight
as commercial motorcycle riders, also known as Okada riders, were asked to disembark and roll their bikes.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Government on Tuesday
commiserated with the government and people of Plateau State over the
Sunday attack in the state which claims many lives.
The government, through Governor Patrick Yakowa’s
Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Reuben Buhari, noted that more
worrisome was the unfortunate and unnecessary death of Senator Gyang
Dantong and the Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly,
Mr. Gyang Fulani.
The statement read, “Governor Patrick Yakowa wishes
to convey his deepest condolence and sympathy and that of the entire
people and Government of Kaduna State over the unfortunate recurrent
crises in Plateau State.
“The governor expresses his deepest sympathy to
Governor Jonah Jang, the Leadership of the National Assembly, the
families of the bereaved and the entire good people of Plateau State.
“He further reiterates his belief in the fact that
the shedding of innocent blood has never been the only solution to
solving any differences. It only compounds the issues.”
The governor called on the people of the North to embrace peace, to fast-track the economic transformation of the region.
“He urges the Government and people of Plateau to be
strong, take heart, remain focused and pray that such disaster becomes a
thing of the past,” she said.
