Muslims massacre Christians in Nigeria

Tensions remain high in the central Nigerian city of Jos after gunfire erupted in an area near villages where hundreds were killed two days ago.

The automatic gunfire, which went on for about three minutes on Tuesday, sent more than a hundred villagers - many women and children - fleeing for cover.

A police officer in Jos, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press news agency that soldiers opened fire to scare away a crowd that had gathered in the street because of a suspicious truck in their neighbourhood.

Curfew remains

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A heavy security presence and a curfew remain in Jos and police say they have arrested more than 90 people in connection with Sunday's attacks, where three mostly Christian villages near Jos were attacked by Muslim Hausa-Fulani herders, leaving more than 500 people dead.

Some described the violence as a reprisal attack for the more than 400 people killed in January clashes between Christians and Muslims.

Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, reporting from Jos, said that while many people would view Sunday's violence in a religious context, people she had spoken to said the violence was about indigenous groups, who are mainly Christian, and migrants and settlers, mainly from the Hausa-speaking Muslim north, competing for access to resources.

Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's acting president, sacked Sarki Muktar, his national security adviser, on Tuesday, and vowed to lock down the borders of Plateau State, where villages are located, to stop weapons and potential fighters from infiltrating the region.

Jonah Jang, the governor of Plateau State, however, criticised the central government on Tuesday, telling Al Jazeera that he had warned the army of suspicious people with weapons near the villages several hours before the attack, but was ignored.

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[jamesgates12]

why is it always musilms killing Christians? Are Christians Killing Musilms??? No they are not. So which God is the God of peace here?

[BrKT85]

@jakartanism

Muslims bombed 3 churches on christmas day. What is your reaction and how would you feel if 3 mosques were bombed by christians on Ramadan as retaliation. Your religion preaches "an eye for an eye" after all.

[XiAoCrAzY1]

Allah give christian and other religion except islam rich at world BECAUSE in afterlife all people not islam go to hell stay in there forever and ever...And all muslim go heaven but Muslims sin can't in heaven first because they must in hell first to abused AND after abused muslim sin CAN in heaven forever and ever..People not muslim can't in heaven BUT they stay in HELL forever and ever and ever and ever IF u not trust me..One day u can see all christian and other religion except islam

[neiam92]

@Scopps94 come on ¬¬ you're black, most of the people in jail are black, in Colombiam my country most of the black people are poor and thiefs, in uganda most of the people are black and most of them want to kill homosexuals, should i judge you because of it? NO

[kensukekudo1]

@Scopps94 Muslim is real.. chrisitian is not peace religion..

[kensukekudo1]

@jamesgates12 Allah is real and peace here..

[Scopps94]

@neiam92 I dont care if you have a muslim friend that doesnt want to kill I Have muslim friends too and its the same idea, they aren't violent whilst in their minority, but in their majority woah..thats a different story¬¬

[Scopps94]

@kensukekudo1 shut you stupid muslim look around you islam isnt a religion of peace

[Scopps94]

@jamesgates12 God Bless you