location: Zonkwa
notes: Reports of clashes between Christian mob, mainly from the Bajju ethnic group, and Fulani Muslim group in Zonkwa, leading to property on each side of the religious divide being burnt down or destroyed and leaving an unidentified number of people killed. Police shot tear gas at some point to disperse the groups but reportedly quickly left. The following day, Bajju returned with more sophisticated weapons, killed hundreds of Muslims, even after they surrendered, and burnt houses. They also killed dozens of Muslims hiding in police trucks in clashes with police. Hausa-Fulani Muslim leaders reported that 296 Muslims were killed in Zonkwa over the two days of violence (mainly on the 19th), and 299 houses, 180 businesses, 98 vehicles, and 113 motorcycles owned by Hausa-Fulani were burned.
target_text: location: Zonkwa, fatalities: 286