LAGOS, Thursday
Nigeria deployed troops to the central town of Makurdi yesterday after rioters killed three police officers and smashed their vehicles in protest at the police shooting of a bus driver, residents said.
Witnesses said the riots began on Wednesday night, when the driver was shot dead at a police checkpoint after he refused to pay a bribe, and continued early yesterday.
Protesters burned tyres in streets around the town, located on the banks of the River Benue about 200 km (120 miles) east of the Nigerian capital Abuja, and attacked officers and their vehicles. — Reuters