Nigeria: Curfew As Crisis Rocks Plateau

A fresh crisis erupted in Plateau State, Sunday night (22 October 2006), prompting the imposition, yesterday (24 October 2006), of a curfew on Pankshin, the scene of the crisis. The Pankshin crisis was triggered off by a clash between the police and a group of youths that left two persons dead and the divisional police station razed.