The 2008 Jos riots were riots involving Christians and Muslims over the result of a local election on 28 and 29 November 2008 in Jos, a city in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[1][2] Two days of rioting left hundreds injured and at least 761 dead.[3] The Nigerian army was deployed and by 30 November order was restored.[4]
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- ^ Human Rights Watch (12 December 2013). "Leave Everything to God": Accountability for Inter-Communal Violence in Plateau and Kaduna States, Nigeria. pp. 45–47. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Abubakar, Aminu. "Nigerian army takes over riot city". Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 5 May 2015.