At least one person has been confirmed dead,with shops worth
millions of naira looted and burnt following a clash between Muslims
and Christian youth in Dan-Anacha, a town in Gassol local government
area of Taraba State.
An eyewitness, Mr. Titus Gowon told our
correspondent 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.
According to him, 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.
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.
“While at the police station, the Muslim boys in their numbers attacked them, leading to the escalation of the misunderstanding.
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