55 Dead In Nigeria’s Kaduna State Market Row

55 people have died in Nigeria’s Northern Kaduna State in a market violence according to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Muslim and Christian youths reportedly clashed after a row between wheelbarrow porters in the town of Kasuwan Magani.

The state police commissioner said 22 people were arrested after the unrest.

Authorities also imposed a round-the-clock curfew in the town.

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Official presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu tweeted that Mr Buhari found the country’s frequent use of violence in such disputes “worrisome”.

Without harmony between different groups, “our everyday businesses would be impossible to achieve,” the president said.

He called on community leaders to encourage tolerance and stop such discord before it could develop into violence.