Allvoices.com
15 January 2011
By Success Kanayo
In a very shocking revelation, the Nigerian military have been identified as a major suspect in the series of religious killings in the country, especially the recent killing in a village around Jos, Plateau State
This revelation is contained in a report by the Release International, (www.releaseinternational.org) adding that at least 13 were killed during a series of raids on remote villages in Plateau state – as religious tensions erupted into street violence in several towns.
Quoting Agence France-Presse (AFP), BBC, Christian Solidarity Worldwide and others, adding that their partners have confirmed that armed attacks were made on several villages in the Barkin Ladi and Riyom areas of Plateau, central Nigeria
It noted that the hardest hit was Wereng village in Riyom where 13 people died, mainly women and children. The BBC reports that victims bore machete and gunshot wounds.
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