200+ Nigerians Slaughtered With Machedes...

[ChefChiTown]

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- The death toll from weekend ******** in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town south of the city of Jos, officials said.

More than 200 were dead and 32 injured, according to Choji Gyang, a religious affairs adviser to the head of Plateau state, who said bodies were still being recovered. Sani Shehu, president of the non-governmental agency Civil Rights Congress, put the number of dead at about 485 people.

The attackers stormed the town at 3 a.m. Sunday (9 p.m. Saturday ET) and remained there for 2.5 hours, Pampe said. Buildings were set afire and people were attacked with machetes, Yenlong said.

The ******** resembled previous outbreaks of ethno-religious clashes in the west African nation.

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Wow, this whole religion thing seems to be working out well for everyone.