Nigerian city of Jos becomes ghost town

Jos, Nigeria, 11 Jan – (ANA) - Nigeria's central city of Jos is a ghost town after weekend clashes between rival groups left at least 18 people dead.

Correspondents say schools and markets were closed as residents feared more violence.

More buildings were set alight in one area of the city on Monday and extra security forces have been deployed.

Jos lies in Nigeria's volatile Middle Belt - between the mainly Muslim north and largely Christian south.

It has been blighted by violence between rival ethnic groups over the past decade, with deadly riots in 2001, 2008 and last year. (ANA)

FA/ANA/11 January 2011-------