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Nigeria's Jos hit by new wave of attacks | Nigeria's Jos hit by new wave of attacks |
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At least four people have been killed in the latest violence between rival groups in central Nigeria's Plateau state, officials say. | |
The village of Dabwak, mostly inhabited by a Christian community, was attacked on Sunday night, government spokesman Pat Ayiba said. | |
Eleven people were killed the previous night in another village, Tatu. | |
More than 1,000 have been killed in religious and ethnic violence in Jos over the past two years. | More than 1,000 have been killed in religious and ethnic violence in Jos over the past two years. |
The state lies in Nigeria's so-called Middle Belt, between the mainly Muslim north and Christian south. | The state lies in Nigeria's so-called Middle Belt, between the mainly Muslim north and Christian south. |
The BBC's Ishaq Khalid in the state capital, Jos, says the violence is widely seen as religious, but there are many other factors that trigger it - including political rivalry. | |
In the Plateau state which surrounds Jos, Hausa-speaking Muslims are seen as supporters of the opposition, while ethnic Beroms, who are mostly Christian, are perceived to favour the governing People's Democratic Party. | In the Plateau state which surrounds Jos, Hausa-speaking Muslims are seen as supporters of the opposition, while ethnic Beroms, who are mostly Christian, are perceived to favour the governing People's Democratic Party. |
Family killed | Family killed |
Mr Ayiba said the attackers in the latest incident had not yet been identified. | Mr Ayiba said the attackers in the latest incident had not yet been identified. |
Our reporter says eight members of a Christian family - a father, mother and their six children - were killed in the attack in Tatu. | Our reporter says eight members of a Christian family - a father, mother and their six children - were killed in the attack in Tatu. |
It followed the killing of three Muslims in the village, he says. | It followed the killing of three Muslims in the village, he says. |
More than 40 Muslims and Christians were killed in Jos city last Thursday. | More than 40 Muslims and Christians were killed in Jos city last Thursday. |
Our reporter says many residents allege the security forces were responsible for most of the deaths. | Our reporter says many residents allege the security forces were responsible for most of the deaths. |
They accuse the army of using excessive force to end the violence, our reporter says. | They accuse the army of using excessive force to end the violence, our reporter says. |
Jos's Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama and Muslim leader Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir made a fresh appeal for peace but various initiatives to end the decade-long conflict have failed, our reporter says. | Jos's Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama and Muslim leader Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir made a fresh appeal for peace but various initiatives to end the decade-long conflict have failed, our reporter says. |