Death toll in Kaduna killing rises to 130 as police arrests 11 suspects (Guardian)

Kaduna state governor Nasir El- Rufai on Tuesday said about 130 persons died in Kajuru villages attack and not 60 as he previously announced.

El-Rufai on Friday, February 15 said “just yesterday, I got a report of the killing of about 66 Fulani at Maro in Kajuru Local Government.”

However, after a security council meeting presided over by Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, El-Rufai said the number of casualties was reviewed upward.

The governor said names and photographs of those killed would soon be made available to the press. Read more

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