Nigeria: Bauchi Mayhem Spreads to Kano, Yola

28 July 2009

Bauchi — THE sectarian unrest that erupted in Bauchi, at the weekend, has spread to neighbouring Adamawa and Kano States. In Bauchi alone, the official death toll is put at 39, while 3 were killed in Kano.

A dusk-to-dawn curfew has already been imposed on these states even as security operatives are working round the clock to restore peace and normalcy in the entire North-East region.

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