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.
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
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