Kajuru Castle is a luxury villa, built between the years 1981 and 1989, at Kajuru (Ajure) village in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.[1] It was built by a German expatriate in Nigeria, living in Kaduna at the time.[2]
The castle is located at about 45 km from Kaduna on a mountaintop in Kajuru (Ajure) village, Kaduna State. Built with 1 meter thick granite stone in a fanciful medieval-inspired Romanesque style, it is adorned with turrets, an armory and a dungeon.
The castle is privately owned, and has the capacity to host 150 guests.[3]
Architecture
editThe castle is often described as an African version of the Bavarian Castle in a grand 19th-century Romanesque revival style. It has a baronial styled hall, coupled with dungeons and towers lined with crenellated walls. The castle also has a big “knight’s hall” and a landlord (masters) residence and several other rooms over its three floors.[4]
Incidents
editOn 19 April 2019, unidentified terrorists armed with heavy weapons broke into the castle,[5] killing two people, a British communication specialist[6] and a Nigerian assistant for NGO company Mercy Corps.[7] The unidentified terrorists also kidnapped three others.[8]
Later on, the kidnapped hostages were released after an intervention by the Nigerian police.[9][10]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Wale-Ojo, Lanre (Sep 20, 2017). "Kajuru Castle: Nigeria's Hidden Haven In Kaduna". Tribune. Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "All you need to know about planning a day trip to Kajuru castle". Pulse NG. Pulse. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Elizabeth Ofosuah. "The Beautiful Kajuru Castle in Nigeria Promises a Taste of 19th-Century Royalty". Face2FaceAfrica. Face2FaceAfrica. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Terror attack on Kajuru Castle". Punch Newspapers. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "British aid worker killed by gunmen at a holiday resort in Nigeria". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "What we know about Mathew Oguche, Nigerian killed in Kaduna attack". BBC News UK. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "British Woman Killed by Gunmen at Nigerian Holiday Resort". BBC News UK. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Why Nigeria Needs To Reclaim Kajuru Castle". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "Three people kidnapped in Kajuru castle freed – Police | Premium Times Nigeria". 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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