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Meanwhile in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, some 60 km from Aba, a dusk-to-dawn curfew has also been put in place following demonstrations on Monday over the news that bodies of Igbo victims from Kaduna had arrrived in Aba, 'The Guardian' reported on Tuesday.
A media source in Lagos told IRIN that two people had been killed but according to the Nigerian daily, no casualties were recorded as the police quickly brought the situation under control. It added that northerners in the town fled their shops and houses, some of which were looted by the rioters.
Meanwhile the town of Kachia, some 50 km south of Kaduna, was also hit by religious violence at the end of last week with up to 90 people dead, 'The Guardian' reported on Monday.
The clashes in Kachia between Muslims and Christians were a spillover from Kaduna, a media source told IRIN. The situation is now calm and a dusk-to-dawn curfew is in place, he added. In a related development, local news reports said on Tuesday that hundreds of Igbos in Kano have started leaving the city for the southeast as they fear future violence there.
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