Violence
had broken out in Southern Kaduna this morning as hundreds of youths and
women took to the streets protesting shooting of locals by some armed
soldiers stationed in the area.
The protests followed a shooting incident that occurred in Manchok, a small town on the border of Plateau state.
The protesters were said to have cycled the soldiers
after they shot indiscriminately locals injuring two students and other
locals, many of whom have been rushed to the hospital for treatment.
According to the undentified sources, the women and youths
barricaded the road connecting travelers around Vom-Manchok road to
Kafanchan and Abuja while others converged at the palace of the chief
demanding justice.
Also four vigilantes in the area were arrested and beaten last night by the soldiers.
They were arrested during stop-and-search staged to stave off attacks by unknown gunmen in the area.
After
they were released they were in bad shape because of the torture, and
when the community protested the soldiers opened fire on them.
Another source said the soldiers felt threatened when the angry protesters advanced towards them and therefore shot them in self-defense
The spokesman of Police in Kaduna could not be reached for information about the incident.
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