Four Die,Houses Burnt in Jos Religious Crisis

Horrific news from Jos as it has been gathered that a clash between Christians and Muslims in Babale village of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State resulted in the death of at least 4 people and at least 10 houses burnt.
There has always been religious crises in Jos but recently there has been peace in the area but this was disrupted on Tuesday, when a car that was trying to avoid a ditch ran into a motorcycle and killed the rider and the passengers. The ensuing pandemonium spilled over to yesterday, Wednesday.
According to the Daily times,a Peugeot 406 station wagon, driven by one Samsudeen Mohammad Umar (a muslim), of Number 6, Rikkos New Layout, was on high speed on the Jos-Bauchi road, when he noticed a ditch by the roadside and in a bid to avoid the ditch knocked down the motorcycle rider and his two passengers who were Christians and residents of the village.
There has always been religious crises in Jos but recently there has been peace in the area but this was disrupted on Tuesday, when a car that was trying to avoid a ditch ran into a motorcycle and killed the rider and the passengers. The ensuing pandemonium spilled over to yesterday, Wednesday.
The ensuing argument led to the clash between the Christians and Muslims and as the news spread so also were the two groups taking up arms against one another. It was further gathered by Daily times that in less than two hours no fewer than 10 houses had been torched and two more people killed.
Policemen meanwhile had been posted to the village to create calm and maintain peace. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Emmanuel Abu, who confirmed the story to Daily Times, blamed the youth for the rampage.
He said they became violent and started destroying properties. He also said the police has made two arrests in connection with the incident while investigation is still going on.