location: Kafanchan
notes: Reports of clashes between Christian militia, from Bejji and Igbo ethnicities, and Muslim Fulani in Kafanchan spanning 18-19 April. Massive destruction of property was reported on both sides of the religious divide. Muslim leaders reported that 17 Muslims were killed in Kafanchan, while 30 mosques and 241 houses were burned or destroyed. Christian leaders reported that 44 Christians were killed, and 14 churches, 224 houses and 837 shops destroyed. Violence allegedly started earlier on April 18 when Bajju youth killed a Hausa-Fulani man on the outskirts of Kafanchan and vandalized his vehicle.
target_text: location: Kafanchan, fatalities: 30