Violence spreads in Nigeria

Lagos - Nigeria's worst cycle of ethnic and religious violence for 30 years spread relentlessly yesterday, forcing authorities…

Lagos - Nigeria's worst cycle of ethnic and religious violence for 30 years spread relentlessly yesterday, forcing authorities in the north-western state of Sokoto to decree a night curfew.

In Lagos, members of the dominant Yoruba ethnic group clashed with northern Hausa Muslims yesterday after a lorry driven by a Hausa lost control and rammed into a crowd, killing 20 people.

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