A woman wailing over the killings in Dogon Na Hauwa village in Jos.
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Police to Charge Suspects
Authorities are on the verge of charging suspects allegedly responsible for the most recent violence in Jos, Nigeria.-
Nigeria: Police to Press Murder Charges Over Jos Killings
Vanguard, 11 March 2010
THE police said, yesterday, that 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Pope Condemns Jos Mayhem, as Police Set to Charge 49
Independent (Lagos), 10 March 2010
Catholic papal Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday condemned the "atrocious" mayhem in Jos where over 500 people were massacred at the wee hours of last Sunday, also police said 49… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jos Crisis - Police Arrest 351 Suspects - Pope Condemns Killings
Independent (Lagos), 10 March 2010
POLICE in Jos have confirmed the arrest of 351 persons over the killings in Dogon-Hauwa villages on Sunday. Plateau State Deputy Police Commissioner, Ikechukwu Aduba, broke the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jos Killings - Jang Visits CDS, IGP After Accusing Army of Blame in Renewed Violence
Vanguard, 10 March 2010
24 hours after he accused the Nigerian Army of blame in the events leading to the slaughter of about 500 indigenes of three villages in Jos South Local government area of Plateau… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Jos is Different?
Vanguard, 11 March 2010
WHILE a debate on the latest round of killings in the Jos area raged, someone asked: Can a person be a settler in his own country? Can a Nigerian citizen be a settler in any part… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Fires Top Security Adviser Over Jos Mayhem
Vanguard, 9 March 2010
THE Jos crisis which led to the death of about 400 people on Sunday, has led to the sacking of the National Security Adviser, Sarki Mukhtar, by the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Sacks National Security Adviser
Daily Champion, 9 March 2010
Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday sacked the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Sarki Mukhtar (rtd). Lt. Gen. Aliyu Gusau rtd, was appointed the new NSA. Read more »
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Nigeria: Jos Crisis - Jonathan Sacks National Security Adviser
Vanguard, 8 March 2010
THE Jos crisis which led to the death of about 400 people on Sunday, has led to the sacking of the National Security Adviser, Sarki Mukhtar, by the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Places Troops on Alert After 200 Killed in Jos
This Day, 8 March 2010
Over 200 people, mostly women and children, were murdered in the early hours of yesterday following attacks on Dogo-Na-Hawa, Ratsat and Jeji villages in Foron district, Jos South… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jos - Jonathan Meets Mark, Onovo, Security Chiefs
This Day, 8 March 2010
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was yesterday briefed by the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, on the situation in Dogo-Na-Hawa in Foron district, Jos South… Read more »
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Nigeria: 200 Killed in Jos Villages Raid
Daily Trust, 8 March 2010
At least 200 people were killed yesterday when suspected pastoralists attacked three villages near Jos, where sectarian violence left hundreds dead in January, villagers and… Read more »
