One person has been confirmed dead and several houses razed by rioters in Yelwa, Bauchi State, following disagreement over location of a mosque in a secondary school.

The riots started Tuesday morning at about 10 a.m in Government Secondary School, Babantakko, in Yelwa area of the state capital.

It was gathered that the Christian community in the area took exception to construction of the mosque right inside the school premises.

But the school authorities reportedly went ahead to construct the mosque which was said to have been destroyed by infuriated christian students, a situation that did not go down well with the muslims, resulting in a bitter altercation.

The disagreement which had been going on for a week finally led to full blown riot on Tuesday with the groups attacking each other.
Unconfirmed reports said that at least six persons were killed in the confusion, which brought social and economic activities in the Yelwa area to a standstill.

There was tension in the city as people ran helter-skelter while a combined team of police and soldiers was dispatched to the troubled area to quell the disturbance.
The state governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda, cut short his trip to Saudi Arabia and flew into the state capital from Lagos at about 5.15 pm.

Govenor Yuguda, in company of the AIG, Zone 12, Yusuf Haruna, the state commissioner of police, Mr. Adanaya T. Gaya, the Brigade Commander of the 33 Artillery Brigade, Major General Ishaya Maigari, went round the affected areas.

The police commissioner, while briefing the governor said one person was killed.
Governor Yuguda, while sympathizing with the victims, decried the incident and vowed that the perpetrators would be brought to book.

Several mosques and churches were razed while many families ran to the Shadawanka Barracks and Police Training School to take refuge as hundreds were displaced.
As at the time of filing this report, the governor was holding an emergency meeting with religious and traditional leaders and top government officials.