Jos — The newly appointed administrator of Plateau State, Retired General
Chris Alli, has offered cash payments for the return of weapons in the hands
of rival Muslim and Christian militia groups that have killed hundreds of
people in an upsurge of sectarian violence in recent weeks.
Alli, who's statement was issued late on Friday, was selected to control
the central Nigerian state by President Olusegun Obasanjo who sacked Alli's
elected predecessor, Joshua Dariye, and the entire state legislature upon
proclamation of emergency rule last week.
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