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  • S’Kaduna Terrorist Attack: Death Toll Rises to 33, Victims Given Mass Burial

    S’Kaduna Terrorist Attack: Death Toll Rises to 33, Victims Given Mass Burial

    The death toll from Saturday’s bandit attack at Runji Village in the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 33.

    This was disclosed by the Chairman of the local government, Francis Sani. He said that over 40 houses were burnt down by the attackers while seven persons sustained varying degrees of injuries and are presently receiving treatment at the hospital.

    Meanwhile, the 33 victims of the attack have been given a mass burial amidst tears by relatives and members of the community who gathered to witness the funeral service.

    The residents call on the security agencies and the government to urgently stop the lingering insecurity in the southern part of Kaduna before they are completely wiped out.

  • Imo Govt to Conduct Mass Burial for Victims of Illegal Refinery Explosion

    Imo Govt to Conduct Mass Burial for Victims of Illegal Refinery Explosion

    The Imo State Government will conduct a mass burial for the victims of the Friday night explosion at an illegal refinery located in a forest in Abaezi community in the Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of the state.

    The Head of Operations of the National Emergency Management Agency in the state, Ifeanyi Nnaji, said that the mass burial would be carried out by the state ministries of Petroleum Resources and Environment.

    He said that the charred remains of the over 100 victims had been gathered and were awaiting a mass burial by the state government.

    According to the NEMA official, none of the victims had been recognised as they were burnt beyond recognition

    Nnaji said, “The state Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Environment will carry out a mass burial for the victims because their remains are already decomposing.

    “It is a large market involving people from all parts of the country; and since they burnt beyond recognition, it is very difficult to identify them. A family just came and saw one body, which they said resembled one of their own and they carried it for burial according to traditional rites.”