POLICE have detained more than 300 people in Lagos over Christian-Muslim violence that left more than 500 dead in the city of Jos last week. It was not clear if all would be charged with some offences or if some had already been released after questioning. Nigeria was shaken by violence that broke out in Jos on September 7 after weeks of rising tension between the city’s Muslim and Christian communities. Besides the dead, more than 1 000 people were injured in the violence. – AFP
Sunday September 16, 2001