Nigerian vice president sends troops to restive city of Jos

Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sent troops to the restive city of Jos in Plateau State, days after new clashes between different religions, local media reported.

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Local media also reported that the vice president has also ordered top security officials to go to Jos to make assessment of the security situation there.

The state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the city.

The crisis erupted on Sunday when some youths attacked worshippers at St. Michael’s Anglican Church in Nasawara Gwom.

It ultimately turned into a fight between Muslim and Christian gangs.

The new clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs have claimed more than 100 lives in the central city which experienced the same riots in November 2008.

The riots in 2008 killed hundreds of residents in the city.

Source: Africatime

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