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Minorities in Kaduna want their own state

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    A group that includes former state officials, retired armed forces officers, professionals and religious leaders from the southern part of Kaduna has set up a 60-member committee to press for the creation of a new state for ethnic minorities who feel threatened, 'The Guardian' reported on Thursday.

    The Southern Kaduna Peoples' Union (SOKAPU) stepped up its campaign for the partitioning of the northern state following Sharia riots in February between Muslims and non-Muslims, mainly Christians, that left several people dead and injured many others, the paper said.

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