Nigerian soldiers joined police today to quell ethnic riots in Lagos that have killed dozens, witnesses said.
They are moving in as a joint operation, said
Reuters
correspondent Mr Tume Ahemba in the Mushin district of the city of 10 million.
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New fighting between ethnic Hausas and Yorubas raged there early today, leaving new bodies on the streets and causing hundreds of people to flee.
Police arrested scores of people in the area yesterday but then withdrew.