No
fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead in a communal clash in Gwagwalada,
the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The clash occurred at the weekend between
the Fulani and Gwari ethnic groups in Gwako, Gwagwalada Area Council at the weekend.
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The
National Emergency Management Agency and officials of the Federal Capital
Territory said 27 settlements were affected in the violence while 1,500 persons
were displaced. FCT Minister, Bala Muhammad, has since visited the area to
pacify the warring communities.
The displace persons are currently housed at the permanent site of the university
of Abuja.
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