location: Yelwa
notes: Clashes between Muslim and Christian groups at a masquerade in Yelwa, Plateau state, killed dozens of people. Clashes lasted until the early hours of the next day, when soldiers were sent to restore peace. According to residents, at least 10 Muslims and 34 Christians died in the violence. Some argue that the violence was triggered by the stabbing of a Mosque security guard in the Angwan Galambi (Congo) area of Yelwa earlier in the day, while others point to a directing preventing young Christian girls from befriending young Muslim men.
target_text: location: Yelwa, fatalities: 22