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In the violence, over 50 vehicles and 100 motorcycles were burnt with some of the occupants trapped as their vehicles were torched by rampaging youths.
Top security chiefs in the state had last weekend met with religious and community leaders to fashion out strategies for a peaceful Sallah celebration in the state.
Eye witnesses gave different versions of what led to the fresh violence. A version said members of the ‘Izala’ Islamic Group who celebrated the end of the Ramadan yesterday were attacked by youths along Rukuba Road, a Christian dominated area while going for prayers at an abandoned mosque located in the area. The mosque was abandoned in the wake of the previous crisis.
However, another version said the Muslim youths going for the prayers, contrary to the directive of the police that they must not carry dangerous weapons to the praying grounds during the Sallah, brandished daggers, knives and other dangerous weapons which they waved dangerously at residents of the area as they drove past.
This was said to have infuriated the residents who were said to have mobilized in preparation for a showdown with the Muslims after the prayers, but were dispersed by members of the Special Task Force (STF) who allegedly shot and killed some of them.
The youths were said to have gone berserk when they were allegedly shot at from inside the mosque and in retaliation they stormed the mosque where they torched parked vehicles and motorcycles. They also allegedly attacked and killed some people inside the mosque.
Unconfirmed reports said some of the rampaging youths were killed when soldiers opened fire to curtail the violence while several were injured and rushed to hospital.
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I really try very hard not to post a comment, and I worked my way through your entire article in order to find something charitable I can say about it (in which case I would have remained silent). The scales got tipped though, and I find myself unable to refrain from a comment.
ReplyDeleteYour article is so rife with vitriol, hyperbole and propaganda, enough so that your piece is humorous if not slightly pathetic.True journalism demands a balance reporting and even though that may be conflicting to your very personal interest.
You would have assisted humanity to avoid further lost of human life by simply reporting the fact(Check Reuters, AP and Aljazeera-reprisal attack by some christian youth. In which case your audience will understand that those cowards that bombed religious places including our only country, have not been brought to justice.
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ReplyDelete@anonymous, no wonder u hid behind that faceless name of 'Anonymous'. ur scathing criticism of the article above was totally unwarranted, xpt ofcos as is very glaring that you are a bloody muslim.
ReplyDeleter u new in this country to knw dat frm time immemorial it has always bn the bloody muslims that always draw first blood? yet wheneva, there's a reprisal attack, they come crying foul wit their tails in between their legs.
u can go join ur brothers, the boko haram, and stop making stupid comments here. i even wonder y the administrators of this site did not delete ur stupid comment. stupid anonymous, my foot!