NIGERIA,BLOOD LUST; WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
At least eight people have been killed in an attack by machete-wielding assailants near the city of Jos in Nigeria.
The unidentified attackers descended on a village on the outskirts of Jos, burning about 10 houses, early on Saturday, officials said.
At least eight people have been killed in an attack by machete-wielding assailants near the city of Jos in Nigeria.
The unidentified attackers descended on a village on the outskirts of Jos, burning about 10 houses, early on Saturday, officials said.
Some reports said the dead included the family of a Christian priest.
Witnesses said the men attacked the family of Rev Nuhu Dawat in the village of Mazah, 12km (7 miles) from the state capital of Jos, killing his wife, two children and a grandson.
The priest ran for his life.
Clashes between rival communities - Hausa Muslims and Berom Christians - have left hundreds dead this year.
Deadly riots in 2001, 2008 and 2010 left hundreds of people dead.
Although the clashes take place between Muslims and Christians, observers say the underlying causes are economic and political.
Isn't it true that these killings are politically fueled by the same people in charge of making things right?
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nigeria seems to be at the verge of another Rwanda and the embarassment is that the authorities have not learned the lesson of "stand and watch" from the Rwanda experience.Oil may help for a while but as long as the people are yet manipulated,their willingness which comes from their hunger, the situation can only keep fanning.And one day,poof,ten years of mass killing.
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