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A new outburst of sectarian violence in Nigeria left at least 100 people dead, mainly women and children, on Sunday as machete-wielding gangs burned down villages, officials said.
Much of the violence in the early hours of Sunday was centred around the village of Dogo Nahawa, near the northern city of Jos, where a journalist counted a total of 103 bodies amid the smouldering embers. Another 18 bodies were counted at the morgue in Jos city -- the scene of inter-religious riots in January which left several hundreds dead. "There has been an attack on Dogo Nahawa. Over a hundred people have been killed -- most of them women and children," said a government official who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Some of the children are less than one year old," he added. BBC: Nigeria religious clashes 'kill 500' near Jos. Reuters: Muslims Attack Christian Village, 300 Hacked to Death Including Women and Children With Machetes.