People flee from violent attacks in Nigeria

A 24-hour wave of violence allegedly targeting Christian communities has caused hundreds of people to flee north-eastern areas of Nigeria.

The state governor was prompted to impose a curfew after at least 29 people died in four attacks in Adamawa state.

The Islamist Boko Haram group claimed responsibility for several attacks and warned the southerners to leave the largely Muslim north of Nigeria.

The southern area of Nigeria largely consists of Christians and animists and could be at serious risk of Boko Haram attacks.

President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, said that the law would be enforced without apprehension or good turn by security forces.

Jonathan urged all Nigerians to avoid hostility toward others and to live together in peace during a televised address.

A state of emergency was declared by Jonathan last week in Yobe and Borno states and several other locations due to increasing ethnic and sectarian violence.

But Jonathan did not include Adamawa which borders Borno state in the area although this is the location where Boko Haram emerged.