Clashes killed at least 11 people in central Nigeria on Saturday amid fresh tensions linked to a political meeting and an attack on buses carrying Muslim passengers, a military commander said. "We have counted about 11 now in different locations," said Brigadier General Hassan Umaru, who commands a military task force in the region.
Various clashes occurred in the city of Jos, he said. Violence was linked to an opposition political meeting in the city, as well as anger over an attack on two buses carrying Muslim passengers on Friday night, said Umaru. At least one person was killed and eight were missing and feared dead following the attack on the buses Friday night, authorities said. "This is a period of anguish over what happened last night," he said.
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