Overview
- The predominantly Christian Angwan Rukuba community, hit on Palm Sunday, recorded 28 deaths confirmed by Plateau State officials.
- Witnesses reported gunmen on motorcycles firing at random, with some accounts saying attackers shouted “Allahu Akbar.”
- Following Wednesday’s lifting of a curfew imposed after the shooting, mobs attacked motorists and passersby in Jos, and the University of Jos ordered evacuations, local media reported.
- Governor Caleb Mutfwang said no suspects have been arrested or identified and described the Palm Sunday assault as terrorism, adding that security forces calmed the latest unrest.
- Christian groups warned of higher risk through Easter, and in the United States Rep. Mark Harris urged State Department action as media watchdogs criticized major networks for scant coverage.