Nine dead in sectarian violence - Nigeria

The military have confirmed that at least nine people were killed during sectarian violence that flared up on Friday.

The violence broke out between the Muslim Fulani and mainly Christian Tarok groups who are at loggerheads over fertile lands in the Plateau.

Local residents claim that 22 bodies have been discovered since the violence first began on Tuesday.

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