HUNDREDS of people were killed in the central Nigerian city of Jos when Christians and Muslims clashed over the result of a local election. "Hundreds of people have been killed in the last two days since the riots started. Remains of burnt bodies litter some parts of the town; it is so terrible,'' Christian clergyman Yakumu Pam said.
Local Radio Plateau said the governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, had placed four districts of the city under a curfew and had ordered police to fire on anyone who broke it following the clashes on Friday.
Aminu Manu said incidents of violence were still being reported in the city today.
"So far over 10,000 people have been displaced from their homes and are now seeking refuge in churches, mosques and army and police barracks,'' a Nigerian Red Cross official in Jos said. "I can't give any figures but there are dead bodies on the streets that are yet to be evacuated. We are afraid of an outbreak of an epidemic if they are allowed to decompose,'' he said. |