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On the afternoon of April 18, Christians in the southern Kaduna town of Zonkwa, who were mostly from the Bajju ethnic group, set up roadblocks on the main road leading through Zonkwa. That evening, some of the youth attempted to stop a truck driven by a Hausa-Fulani man. The driver initially refused to stop, but the youth managed to stop the vehicle and the driver fled. He said the youth then burned nearby shops belonging to Hausa-Fulani residents, and the violence soon spread. Christian leaders, on the other hand, allege that Hausa-Fulani in Zonkwa started the violence and burned a hotel owned by a retired military officer. 71 Muslims killed in the attack63 men and 8 boys.They also reported that 143 houses, 8 mosques, 15 shops, 13 vehicles, and 65 motorcycles were burned. In addition Muslim leaders said that 311 Muslims were buried in mass graves during three burials from April 21 to 23, 2011. These fatalities have been split over the 2 days of violence. |
