Scores Killed in Nigeria's Nasarawa Clashes
Clashes between two youth groups have left over 70 people dead and shops and houses burnt in violence that the state government says is now under control.
Shops set ablaze.
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Nigeria:
Nasarawa Govt Says Measures Taken to Restore Peace to Crisis Area
Premium Times, 15 September 2013
Nasarawa state government said on Sunday it has taken adequate measures to restore peace to the crisis-ridden state. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nasarawa Crisis Politically Motivated, Says Ex-Governor
Premium Times, 15 September 2013
A former governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Adamu, said on Sunday that the frequent crisis that has bedevilled the state in the last two years was politically motivated. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nasarawa Boils Again As Eggon, Alago Youths Clash
Leadership, 14 September 2013
Panic-stricken residents of Obi, headquarters of Obi local government area of Nasarawa State, yesterday fled their homes as Eggon and Alago natives clashed. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Houses Destroyed As Youth Groups Clash in Nasarawa State
This Day, 14 September 2013
Two youth groups suspected to be Ombartse and Alago in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have clashed over undisclosed differences. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fire Guts Ministry of Information Headquarters in Nasarawa
Vanguard, 13 September 2013
The Nasarawa State Ministry of Information and Ethical Re-orientation, Lafia, has been gutted by fire on Friday. Read more »
InFocus
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At least 16 people have been killed by gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen in Nasarawa State. Read more »
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Over 40 people have been killed in Rukubi, Doma local government area of Nasarawa State, by men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Read more »