By: Victor Ulasi, Nigeria A great misunderstanding has arisen in Plateau State, Nigeria between the state Police Command and the State Ministry of Information over the number of casualties in the recent religious crisis, as the Police Command accuses the Ministry of Information of quoting misleading and inaccurate figures on casualties. The controversy has led the [...]
By: Victor Ulasi, Nigeria It was a sad development as the Plateau state Government prepared for the burial of 380 innocent victims killed during the recent religious crash between Christians and Muslims. The killings occurred in Dogo Na Hawa village on Sunday morning, March 7, 2010 and was said to be a counter revenge by the Muslims on the [...]
According to reports, military units began surrounding the villages around the same time journalists and officials visited the areas. “It appears to be reprisal attacks,” said State Commissioner of Information Gregroy Yenlong.
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Forum of Northern leaders of Nigeria, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna state, condemned former military officers and religious leaders on the plateau state religious crisis, stating that they had failed in restoring peace in Jos and her environs.
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We express our deep regret at the recent violence and tragic loss of lives in Jos, and extend our sympathies to the bereaved and injured. We urge all parties to exercise restraint and seek peaceful means to resolve differences between religious and ethnic groups in Nigeria. We call on the Federal Government to ensure that the perpetrators of acts of violence are brought to justice and to support interethnic and interfaith dialogue.
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No fewer than 150 human remains were found in wells in Kuru Local Government area of Plateau State, Nigeria after a religious crisis between the Christians and the Muslims that lasted for four days
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As the bloody mass massacre of humans by humans in the name of Religion continuous in Northern Nigeria which have led to the death of dozens and still counting, the governors of Ekiti, Delta, Abia, Kogi, Kwara state have ordered the immediate evacuation of their various indigenes residing in the city back to their various hometown, stating that all indigenes of the state living in Jos, will be evacuated within one week.
