Nigeria clash: Abuja mob burns man to death over row with Muslim cleric
Nigerian police say a man who had a row with a Muslim cleric died in the capital, Abuja, after being set ablaze by a mob supporting the cleric.
Ahmad Usman, 30, was in a local vigilante group and police say about 200 people were mobilised against him.
Eyewitnesses said the row was over an alleged blasphemous remark, but the police have not confirmed this.
Nigeria violence: Gunmen kill Catholic worshippers in Owo
Gunmen have killed worshippers in a Catholic church in Ondo, south-west Nigeria, the state’s governor has said.
Rotimi Akeredolu called it a “vile and satanic attack” on innocent people.
The armed men entered St Francis church in the town of Owo during a Sunday service. They fired into the congregation and then kidnapped a priest as well as some other church-goers, witnesses said.
Nigeria has experienced an upsurge in violence in recent months.
Kidnappings and attacks have been reported across the vast country.
Mohammedans having fun…
Indeed it’s a very peaceful religion pic.twitter.com/Nn6cQu2A3v
— Mohamad Bin Abdullah (@MaulanaDeesel) June 4, 2022
