11 killed in violence in troubled central Nigeria (AP)

JOS, Nigeria ? An official and a witness say 11 people were killed in central Nigeria, a region beset by religious and ethnic fighting.

Mark Lipdo, an organizer for a nonprofit group called the Stefanos Foundation, says eight people in one family were killed overnight Saturday. A witness says three people were killed Sunday. Both incidents happened near the city of Jos.

Plateau state police commissioner Emmanuel Dipo Ayeni says police are investigating the incidents. He gave no further details.

Nigeria, an oil-rich country of 150 million people, is split between Muslims in the north and the predominantly Christian south. Plateau state is in the "middle belt," where dozens of ethnic groups vie for control of fertile lands and political and economic power.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110904/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_violence

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