Nigeria, March 30 -- The Plateau State Government has imposed a 48-hour curfew across Jos North Local Government Area following a fatal attack in the Gari Ya Waye community of Angwan Rukuba on Sunday night.

An unconfirmed number of residents were killed in the attack, triggerering panic and a heavy security presence in the area.

In a statement on Sunday, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Ramnap, said the curfew was aimed at restoring calm and preventing further violence.

She said the curfew took effect from midnight on 29 March (Sunday) and would run until 1 April, covering the entire local government area.

The government said the incident claimed several lives and left others with varying degrees of injuries....