Ngeria: fears over fresh religious crisis
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Religious tension is rising in Northern Nigeria again following the upsurge of Text messages threatening fresh religious uprising
Military spokesperson, Brig General Donald Oji confirmed that some youths were dispersed by firing gun shots into the air in the Northern town of Jos, when they protested the killing of a colleague by unknown persons while the dead body and another injured person were taken to the Air Force Hospital in the city.
Similar text messages in the past were followed by wanton killings by such groups and more than 500 persons have been killed since the beginning of this year in violence between Christians and Muslims in Jos. (more…)
