Three persons arrested in connection with Kaduna killing – State govt

<p>Dauda said that the investigation was ongoing, and once completed, the suspects would be charged to court.</p>, <p>Samuel Aruwan, the state Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, in a statement on Monday, explained that the incident forced the state government to impose a 24-hour curfew on the area to forestall escalation of violence to other parts of the state.</p>, <p>He said that the government had banned social activities, including Kidan Bishi, Kidan Gala (drama house) as well as hunting expeditions to ensure sanity in the area.</p>, <p>Governor Nasir El-Rufai promised prompt action of the military and the police in preventing the violence from escalating beyond the area.</p>, <p>Security operatives have arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of two people in Sabon Garin Nasarawa, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.</p>, <p>Mr Mamman Dauda, the Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano.</p>, <p>The statement said in addition to the killing of two citizens, six persons were injured and are presently receiving medical attention, adding that several vehicles and properties were also destroyed in the incident.</p>, <p>DAILY POST reports that the Kaduna government had on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Sabon Garin Nasarawa following the violence, on Sunday night, which left two citizens dead and six others injured.</p>, <p>“In the course of the investigation, the principal suspect was arrested and confessed to committing the offence by using the victim’s veil to strangulate her.”</p>, <p>The commissioner directed that security operatives should arrest anyone linked to the peddling of hard drugs in the Nasarawa and Sabon Garin Nasarawa areas.</p>, <p>The Police Command in Kano State has arrested one Philibus Ibrahim for allegedly strangling his pregnant girlfriend, 22-year-old Theresa Yakubu. Ibrahim, who committed the offence in Tudun Wada Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, was arre