JOS, Nigeria – Mobs burned homes, churches and mosques Saturday in a second day of riots, as the death toll rose to more than 300 in the worst sectarian violence in Africa's most populous nation in years.

Sheikh Khalid Abubakar, the imam at the city's main mosque, said more than 300 dead bodies were brought there on Saturday alone and 183 could be seen laying near the building waiting to be interred.

Those killed in the Christian community would not likely be taken to the city mosque, raising the possibility that the total death toll could be much higher. The city morgue wasn't immediately accessible Saturday.

Police spokesman Bala Kassim said there were "many dead," but couldn't cite a firm number.

The hostilities mark the worst clashes in the restive West African nation since 2004, when as many as 700 people died in Plateau State during Christian-Muslim clashes.

Jos, the capital of Plateau State, has a long history of community violence that has made it difficult to organize voting. Rioting in September 2001 killed more than 1,000 people.








http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081129/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_clashes

WOW!!! THis is serious ooohh!!!

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Cant dey deploy soldiers there? Oh sorry, the generals and admirals are in Lagos strategising on how to beat up young unharm girls.

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yemmyse:

can't dey deploy soldiers there? Oh sorry, the generals and admirals are in Lagos strategising on how to beat up young unharm girls.

they have already been deployed. it would be worse if not for them. politics is obviously do or die in nigeria

I Live in jos.but m presently in another city incidentally. However from what i've heard from friends and family the situation is really dire, massacres of school children in a barding dormitory, police shooting indescrimantely at civilians.Even part of my home has been set on fire, im rlly worried

elma

I pray God ll protect ur household. It is really sad.

This thing has past be careful and the federal government is trying to hush everything. Even the NTA them sef no dey talk anything. Dem even show couple wey wed inside st mulumba catholic church.

the thing is really serious, This morning a a boarding school was attacked and the unfortunate students were butchered by a mob.some who tried to hide upstairs in thier rooms were burnt to death,Most of those poeple taken to the mosques mentioned above were killed by police bullets, Y isall this not on the news??, what r they trying to hide?

@ yemmyse
thanks very muc, they r all safe when i last talked to them bt i canthelp worryin

otokx:

This thing has past be careful and the federal government is trying to hush everything. Even the NTA them sef no dey talk anything. them even show couple wey wed inside st mulumba catholic church.

NTA is a government ran station. what do you expect?

if na niger delta na dem go quick show am say dem militants do wetin dem no do. Nigeria we hail thee. Dem dear own native land.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27967681

im sure the toll is more than 1000. Whenever they say 300 its more probable itz 3000.

really sad

Look not unto the mayhem but search for the solution.

My heart goes to those that lost there beloved ones. The day of our redemption will soon be here.

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Hi Funmi. Nice to have u back. Have really missed u.

Hi Funmi. Nice to have u back. Have really missed u.

Miss you too.

Why are they going after school children ooo

Funmi have u seen this thread "greatest discovery of the century"? Are those accusations true? U know am ur protegee (pysches), so what affects u affects me.