Nigeria: Ten Killed in Plateau Communal Violence

25 January 2013

Abuja — At least 10 people have been killed in communal clashes in Wadata community of Wase, Plateau State, on Wednesday night.

Sources in the area said the violence, which involved the Tarok and Fulani people, erupted when the discovery of a decomposing corpse in a bush sparked reprisals that left nine more people dead.

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