Christians And Muslims Fight In Kaduna, Churches And Mosques Burnt

On Sunday, 11th May 2014 ‘holy war’ broke out between Christian and Muslim youths in Kachia LGA of Kachia town in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The fighting youths destroyed churches and mosques in the community.When asked about the situation, Kaduna state Police com­mand assured that the situation was under con­trol, and that no life was lost in the serious fight, but warned that a 24-hour curfew had been imposed on the Kachia area by the state government.
Aminu Lawal, the Kaduna Police PRO said that their men where on ground to ensure that there was sanity in the area. He also said that for now, they have no idea about how many  Churches and Mosques have been destroyed in the fight, but that it would be made known to the public as soon as they are able to come out with figures.
According to eyewitness account, the whole trouble started when some youths went to make a fence around a prayer-ground against encroachment, only to discover that a part of the land, which had earlier on been reno­vated and fenced had been destroyed by unknown per­sons.

The unhappy youths reported the inci­dent to the local govern­ment Chairman, Mr. Peter Agaite, who promised to pay the bill of the renova­tion of the damaged por­tion, but he was yet to fulfill the promise he made to them, when yesterday being Sunday, the youth got there and saw another damage done to the prayer ground.
It was at this instant, that the Muslim youths suspected members of a nearby Church to be re­sponsible for the damages, and so they went ahead to demolish the church.
Christian youths on hearing about the demolition of a Church allegedly burnt nearby mosques in retaliation before the Police came could control the situation. Meanwhile, over 50 of the abducted girls have been spotted in North Central Africa Republic guarded by Boko Haram and Central Africa Republic