Police arrest 17 alleged killer herdsmen with assorted firearms

The Nigeria Police has paraded 17 suspects allegedly 
involved in the recent killings in Kafanchan, Kaduna
 state The Nigeria police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, discloses that the suspects were arrested after discreet 
and sustained investigation by the police.

- Moshood says the suspects will be charged to court
 on completion of investigation.

Seventeen suspects allegedly involved in the recent killings
 in Kafanchan, Kaduna state have been arrested by the
 Nigeria Police.


The Nigeria police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, said
 the suspects were arrested after discreet and sustained investigation by the police, Premium Times reports
Moshood disclosed that 29 assorted firearms were 
recovered from the suspects.

The police spokesman said the suspects would be charged
 to court on completion of investigation for inciting
 public disturbance, disturbance of public peace, 
causing mischief by fire, theft and unlawful possession
 of prohibited fire arms.

Also speaking on the arrest, Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai 
of Kaduna state through his twitter handle, @elrufai, said
 the police gave the suspects to be Fulani herdsmen and natives of Southern Kaduna.

The names of the suspects arrested in Kafanchan and Environs who were paraded are:

1) Magaji Shuaib (2)Abdulkareem Abdul (3) Goma Adamu
 4. Danlami Yakubu 5. Danjuma Barde 6.) Idris Bello
 7. Samuel Joshua 8. Haruna Iliyasu 9. Hassan Idris 10. Adamu Haruna 11. Suleiman Saleh 12. Adamu Umar 13. Abubakar Muhammadu 14. Muhammadu Jori 15. Nelson
 Paul 16. Bulus Jatau and 17. Danjuma Barde.

The police spokesman said the Inspector-General of 
Pdolice had. assured communities in Southern Kaduna 
of adequate security and protection of their lives and 
property.

He urged them to be law abiding and cooperate with
 police personnel deployed in their localities.

The violence in Kafanchan is part of the larger Southern Kaduna violence that has claimed the life of over 200
 people in recent months.

The state government has had to impose 24-hour curfew
 on some of the affected local governments to prevent 
further violence.

The violence has mainly been between Fulani herdsmen 
and host, largely farming, communities.

Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has
 said that the Southern Kaduna crises have continued for 
the past 35 years because the culprits have neither been punished nor prosecuted for their crimes.

El-Rufai made the disclosure on Tuesday, January 31,
 when the Senate committee set up to investigate the Southern Kaduna crisis paid him a courtesy call, The New Telegraph reports.

The Governor warned the perpetrators of the violence they 
will be punished this time around.