Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has extended the 24-hour curfew imposed on Thursday on two chiefdoms in Kauru and Zangon Kataf Local Government Areas (LGAs).
Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday.
Mr Aruwan said the extension of the curfew was to the cover the whole of the two local government areas – Kauru and Zangon Kataf.
“Security agencies are working to contain the situation that started as a clash last week over a farmland in Zangon Kataf.
“Extending the curfew is part of the necessary steps to manage the tensions and restore calm in the areas,” he said.
