Violence Spreads; 13 Reported Slain
Violence spread in central Nigeria after unidentified attackers launched fresh assaults on a village, two days after soldiers reportedly gunned down more than 200 people in the area.
At least 13 people were killed and three mosques set on fire in the region’s main city of Makurdi after protests against the army crackdown degenerated into violence, residents said.
State authorities imposed a night curfew on Makurdi, the capital of Benue state, and on nearby Gboko, ordering police to shoot on sight anyone caught breaking the ban.
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