The curfew imposed in Abia State following violent disturbances in the southeastern towns of Aba and Umuahi has been lifted, Nigerian radio reported on Wednesday. The governor made the announcement after assessing the security situation in the two cities and said that the chaotic situation witnessed in the past two days had been brought under control, it reported.
Meanwhile the death toll from religious riots since Monday in Aba is greater than 400, Reuters quoted police sources as saying on Wednesday. The victims in Aba appear to be northern Hausas, who are almost all Muslim, killed by mainly Christian Igbos from the southeast in reprisal for the deaths of scores of Igbos in the northern city of Kaduna last week. Unofficial reports said several people were reported to have been killed in Umuhai, according to AFP.
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