The 2010 Jos riots Violence were clashes Violence between Muslim and Christian ethnic groups in central Nigeria in and near the city of Jos .

The 2010 Jos riots Violence were clashes Violence between Muslim and Christian ethnic groups in central Nigeria in and near the city of Jos .

Jos is the capital of Plateau State , in the middle of the divide between the predominantly Muslim north of Nigeria and the predominantly Christian south .

The first spate of violence Violence of 2010 started Process_start on 17 January in Jos and spread Dispersal to surrounding communities .

This is the third major incident of rioting Violence in Jos in the last ten years .