Hundreds dead in Nigeria violence, bodies in the streets of Jos
Last Updated on Monday, 8 March 2010 04:39 Posted by Debbie Turner | Filed under Worldwide Monday, 8 March
In Nigeria violence has erupted as two religious groups clash. There has been fighting between Islamist pastoralists and Christian villagers resulting in the deaths of hundreds. Near the city of Jos it has been reported that bodies are piled in the streets and state officials estimate the number of deaths may be above 500.
There had already been conflict between the two groups but the latest episode of violence involved hundreds of people in the streets with machetes. Homes were set on fire and many people have apparently burned to death.
A Plateau state official, Gregory Yenlong, said that at present soldiers are patrolling the streets and there is calm again. Although the police have said the official number of dead so far is 55, an independent Nigerian news reporter, Yemi Kosoko said he had counted over 200 bodies, many of them women and children struck by machetes.
In the nearby state of Bauchi, the Red Cross report that there are makeshift camps holding over 600 people who have fled their homes. Nigeria is currently in a period of instability with acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, attempting to assert authority, whilst Umaru Yar’Adua, the country’s leader is still too ill to govern.
Source: Guardian.co.uk
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