At least one person has been confirmed killed while several shops were reportedly set ablaze following a clash between Muslim and Christian youth in Taraba State.
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Shops worth millions of naira have been looted and burnt, while a person was confirmed dead following a clash between Muslims and Christian youth in Dan-Anacha, a town in Gassol local government area of Taraba State.
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According to a report by Vanguard, an eyewitness, identified as Titus Gowon said on phone that trouble started at about 8:00pm on Sunday following a misunderstanding between Muslims and Christian youth at a brothel in the town.
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Speaking further, the witness said that a Christian youth was sighted with a Muslim’s praying bead and was accosted by four Muslim boys who accused him of blasphemy, beat him up and handed him and his friend to the police for detention.
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He narrated that worried by their actions and why the police have to detain the two, some youth mobilised and went to the police station demanding for the release of the boys.
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“While at the police station, the Muslim boys in their numbers attacked them, leading to the escalation of the misunderstanding.”
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