500 dead after violent clashes in Nigeria

At least 500 people were killed Sunday in communal clashes near Nigeria's central city of Jos, an official has confirmed.

"We have been able to make 95 arrests but at the same time over 500 people have been killed in this heinous act ... by Fulani herdsmen," Dan Manjang, a state governor's adviser, said.
Nigeria's central Plateau State was also quoted on state radio saying 500 people had been massacred in a night raid on three villages on the fringes of Jos.

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