Unrest in Nigeria

Unrest in Nigeria caused a mob to attack a Mosque in Benin City. The outraged mob caused the death of five people and the injury of a sixth. On Monday, another mob had attempted to set the Mosque on fire, but failed. Authorities have tried to control the violence, but the country is divided into two parts: Christian and Muslim.


There have been everything from riots, to bombings, to shootings, to peace gatherings. The whole country is under tension.Soldiers have been deployed to hold back the straining forces."I will not say it is easy, but we are trying to contain it," said Moses Onireti, a police spokesman in Oyo state, where demonstrations have been large. "These protesters are everywhere, everywhere."

Paul Ford, African News

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