About 55 persons have been killed in a communal crisis at Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Twenty-two suspects are already being quizzed by the police in connection with the mayhem, according to State Police Commissioner, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman.

According to the police chief, it was the latest crisis in the area after a similar mayhem last February claimed 10 lives. The crisis was sparked by violent clashes between rival youth groups in the area.