55 people killed in Kasuwan Magani communal violence in northern Nigerian state of Kaduna

Police patrol northern Nigerian state of Kaduna where fifty-five people were killed in communal violence. [Courtesy]

Communal violence in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna over the last few days has killed 55 people, the local police commissioner said on Sunday.

Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, in a telephone interview, said the clashes between two communities in the Kasuwan Magani area of southern Kaduna had led to 22 arrests. He did not give details on the cause of the conflict but tension and clashes along ethnic lines have plagued that part of the state in the last few years.