Last updated: 11 march, 2010 - 12:41 GMT
Nigeria killings: 49 charged
Nigerian police say 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence on Sunday left more than 100 villagers dead.
Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, according to the police.
The World Today's Komla Dumor has been to one of the villages in Plateau Province in central Nigeria where he met survivors of the attacks.
Pepi from Dogo Nahawa village near the city of Jos said he heard his neighbours screaming as they were attacked.
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This is not the first time there has been violence in Plateau Province.
Gregory Yenlong, the Commissioner for Information and Communication for Plateau State talked to Komla Dumor about who is charge in the State affected by recurring violence:
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First broadcast 11 March 2010
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