Nigeria, April 2 -- Tension escalated in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday, shortly after the state government relaxed the 48-hour curfew it imposed on Sunday.

The curfew followed a fatal attack in the Gari Ya Waye community of Angwan Rukuba on Sunday night, where at least 27 persons were killed.

On Wednesday, residents reported panic in Nassarawa Gwom and surrounding areas after gunshots were heard near St. Michael's area, with unverified claims of an attack around a COCIN church.

Videos seen by PREMIUM TIMES show people running helter-skelter, while another clip shows shattered glass windows that appear to be from a church building.

A resident, Josiah Pam, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES by phone, said tension...