The unrest in southern Kaduna State has now claimed 808 lives, this is according to the Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan.
The Church further reveals that Fifty three villages have so far been attacked and 57 people injured.
At a press conference on Thursday, the vicar general of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan, Ibrahim Yakubu, said the government had failed to protect locals.
The religious leaders called for immediate end to attacks in the area, and demanded compensation to all families that lost loved ones or properties.
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They also called for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the causes of the crisis.
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