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12/09/2016

Wonder: Earthquake Hits Kwoi, Kaduna: State Government Calls For Calm

There were reports of earth tremors in Kwoi, Jaba
LGA of Kaduna State yesterday, causing panic
among residents.


The state government has however appealed for
calm. The government in statement signed by
Samuel Aruwan, the Special Assistant to the
Governor on Media and Publicity, said it had made
a formal report to the appropriate authorities to
investigate the development, report precisely on the
event and issue appropriate guidance.

Aruwan said Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai had
confirmed the notification of geological and
emergency agencies on the incident.

“The governor sympathises with the people in the
Kwoi area over the reported earth tremors. He has
directed the State Emergency Management Agency
(SEMA) to mobilise to the area andcomfort our
citizens.

The national geological agency has also been
notified, and has been invited to investigate the
tremors in the Kwoi area and provide appropriate
guidance,”

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