The suspects arrested in connection with the killing of no fewer than 66 people in some communities in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State will be taken to court on Monday for prosecution.
This is as the Nigerian Army has confirmed that 66 people were killed.
The suspects already being questioned were six in number as at the time of filing this report.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmad Abdulrahman, made this known on Sunday.
He added that detectives were still on the trail of more suspects.
His words: “Even today, we effected some arrest. They are right now undergoing interrogation at the state CID. When I get back, we are going to reveal what they have gotten so far.”
Controversy has greeted the announcement of the killing on Friday, with some sections expressing disbelief over the claim by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State that 66 people were killed.
A human rights activist, Chidi Odinkalu, was one of those who faulted El-Rufai’s claim on Kajuru killing.
However, during a tour of the affected area, the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 1 Division, Afuk Yahaya, said there was indeed mass killing.
Yahaya, in his response to the question of the governor said 66 people were killed.
He explained: “As far as we are concerned, what we reported was 66, comprising male, female and children.
“We have shown you the other area in that village, where according to information, the residents were lured to that riverine and were slaughtered.
“A total of 37 were said to have been buried there. You have seen the grave there and you have also seen elements of their materials that were on the ground, including some traces of blood.
“Now information has it that it also spread to other villages. Various distances from here, some, one kilometre, some two kilometres. You know how the Fulanis are, they are far apart. That’s the information we have.”
