Deadly sectarian clashes in Nigeria prompt curfew

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Source: AFP

KANO (AFP) – Sectarian violence that killed at least nine people led authorities in central Nigeria on Sunday to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the city of Jos, officials and residents said.

"The government has placed a 12-hour curfew from 6 pm to 6 am on the city following some violence in Nassarawa Gwom district of the city," information commissioner for Plateau State, Gregory Yenlong, told AFP.

Residents said nine people had been killed while six people were injured in clashes between Christians and Muslims in the city.

"I was at the Jos University hospital, where I saw nine dead bodies and six people injured with machete cuts on admission," resident and local journalist Musa Habibu told AFP.

He said several houses and vehicles were also burnt.

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