Northern crisis worsens

VIOLENCE in the northern states of Kaduna and Yobe spread on Tuesday, necessitating an imposition of a 24-hour curfew on the two states where the death toll in three days of attacks rose to 99.

The casualty figure is made up of 74 deaths recorded in Kaduna between Sunday and Monday and 25 killed in the Damaturu violence.

In Kaduna, soldiers deployed in the city averted a clash between Christian and Muslim youths even as there were reports of an explosion which resulted in a fire outbreak at the Panteka market.

Muslim youths reportedly took to the streets in Kaduna on Tuesday, firing AK-47s, burning tyres and destroying at least one church. Intermittent gunshots were reportedly heard across the city throughout the day.

Alarmed at the palpable tension, the state governor, Patrick Yakowa, promptly slammed another round-the-clock curfew on the state.

The governor had on Monday relaxed the initial 24-hour curfew it imposed on Sunday following the bombing of three churches and the consequent reprisal by Christian youths.

The violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for the attacks on the churches.

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