22 Injured As Izala, Shiite Clash In Jos .

                                         

Shiite march yesterday in Kano to mark Ashura, which occurs on the tenth of every month of Muharram of the Islamic calendar.At least 22 people sustained injuries on Friday evening and one house was burnt as some youths claiming to be members of Jama’atu Izalatul Bidia wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS) clashed with members of the Shiite Islamic group around Gangare community in Jos North Local Government area of Plateau State.
Daily Trust on Sunday gathered that tension had been brewing between the two groups since Thursday evening, climaxing in the clash on Friday. A resident of Gangare and youth leader, Abdullahi Baba, said the genesis of the clash started from a social media site Facebook where two unidentified youths from the two groups insulted one another over disagreement on the right way to mark the Tasu’a and Ashura (9th and 10th) days of Muharram (Islamic new year). The argument had resulted in a minor clash at Gangare, when police arrested four persons and charged them to court on Thursday.

Baba said, the incident created tension in the area, while some irate youths who participated in the clash came back to take revenge the following day.
Our correspondents gathered that the house of the Shiite commander (Huras) in Gangare, Idris Muhammad, was burnt down Friday night by irate youths, adding that the presence of security agents and vigilantes in the area had calmed the situation.
The state Commissioner of Police, Adekunle Oladunjoye,who assumed duty on Friday, was said to have held meetings with leaders of the two groups to broker peace. 

The CP, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Emmanuel Abu, had also met with the various area commanders in the area where he directed them to beef up security in flash point areas especially Gangare