67 killed as Christians attack Muslims in Nigeria

Assistant commissioner Sotonye Wakama told reporters that he had led a team to the ethnic Hausa village of Yelwa Shendam after witnesses fleeing the area had reported an attack late Sunday by a large group of gunmen.

"We succeeded in removing 67 dead bodies, but we are continuing the search tomorrow and we might get more," he said.

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Mohammed Ahmed, a motorcycle taxi driver from Yelwa-Shendam, told reporters he had fled after the village was attacked by a militia unit from the rival Tarok community, who arrived with two jeeps mounted with machine guns.