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Text of report by Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust website on 19 April
[Report by Terkula Igidi: "Two Killed in Election Violence in Taraba"]
Two persons have been reported killed in violence relating to the just concluded presidential election in Taraba State. Last Saturday, youths in Jalingo protested alleged manipulation of election results but were dispersed when police threw teargas canisters at them. However, the protest spilled over to neighbouring towns of Bali, Gassol and Mutum-Biyu, where fighting between party supporters left two persons dead.
Confirming the incident in a telephone interview with our correspondent, the Acting Commissioner of Police …