Fear in Kaduna as second tremor occurred

Many residents of Sambang Dagi in Jaba Local
Government Area of Kaduna State have been
displaced as a result of another earth tremor
witnessed in the area in the early hours of
monday.
The incident occurred barely 24 hours after the
first tremor was reported at Nok village about
20 kilometres away from Sambang.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported
that the second vibration occurred around 4a.m
yesterday, leaving shocked residents scampering
for safety.
It was not immediately clear whether there
were casualties.
Earlier, the state government had in a statement
urged residents of the affected communities to
remain calm.
The government last Sunday appealed for calm,
and sympathised with the residents of Kwoi in
Jaba Local Government Area, following the first
tremor.
The government said in a statement signed by
Samuel Aruwan, the Special Assistant on Media
and Publicity to the State Governor Nasir el-
Rufai, that it had made a formal report to the
appropriate authorities to investigate the
development.
The statement said el-Rufai had notified the
geological and emergency agencies of the
incident.
“The governor sympathises with the people in
the Kwoi area over the reported earth tremor,”
the statement said.
“He has directed the State Emergency
Management Agency (SEMA) to mobilise to the
area and comfort the citizens.
“The National Geological Agency has also been
notified, and has been invited to investigate the
tremor in the Kwoi area and provide appropriate
guidance.
“The Kaduna State Government is receiving
updates from the area and relevant government
agencies have been directed to take steps to
comfort the residents and to assuage their
uneasiness as they come to terms with an
unusual event.
“The state government wishes to appeal for
calm, and urges everyone not to spread
unverified information, or create panic,” the
statement said.
The first incident, which occurred at about
1p.m., shook the community and created panic
among the people.
Source
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/09/13/many-displaced-as-second-tremor-hits-kaduna-in-24-hours/