Kajuru Castle is a luxury villa, built between the years 1981 and 1989, at Kajuru (Ajure) village in southernKaduna State, Nigeria.[1] It was built by a German expatriate in Nigeria, living in Kaduna at the time.[2]
View of Kajuru Castle
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]
The 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]
Incidentedit
On 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]
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kajuru, castle, luxury, villa, built, between, years, 1981, 1989, kajuru, ajure, village, southern, kaduna, state, nigeria, built, german, expatriate, nigeria, living, kaduna, time, view, castle, located, about, from, kaduna, mountaintop, kajuru, ajure, villag. 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 View of Kajuru Castle 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 Contents 1 Architecture 2 Incident 3 See also 4 ReferencesArchitecture 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 Incident 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 editList of castles in AfricaReferences edit Hotels ng Kajuru Castle Kajuru Castle Hotel in Kaduna Hotels ng Retrieved 2017 04 15 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 10 18 45 29 N 7 40 45 55 E 10 3125806 N 7 6793194 E 10 3125806 7 6793194 nbsp This article about a Nigerian building or structure related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kajuru Castle amp oldid 1170705813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
