4 die in clashes after election

Lagos - Four people were killed when a group of youths clashed with police in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, after a presidential…

Lagos - Four people were killed when a group of youths clashed with police in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, after a presidential election at the weekend, witnesses said yesterday. The violence followed the defeat in the presidential election of an ethnic Yoruba, Mr Olu Falae, by a fellow Yoruba and former military ruler, Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, who has little support in his home region.

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