Sunday Times (JK, AFP)
26 April 2011
Mohideen Mifthah .LAGOS, April 24, 2011 (AFP) - The explosion of deadly unrest after Nigeria's presidential election saw clashes between Christians and Muslims, but had more to do with poverty in the country's north than religion, analysts said Sunday.
Observers have hailed the April 16 vote won by President Goodluck Jonathan as a major step forward for Africa 's most populous nation, which has been trying to break from a series of deeply flawed ballots.
But that did not stop the rioting that began sporadically last weekend before spreading rapidly across the mainly Muslim north, with mobs taking to the streets, burning houses and shops, and hacking victims with machetes.
Authorities have declined to provide a death toll out of fear of provoking reprisals, though hundreds are believed to have been killed.
Curfews and military patrols have largely restored calm, but there are concerns over governorship polls set for Tuesday in most of Nigeria
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