Easter crisis: Gombe community holds parley to promote peaceful coexistence
Bagadaza community, a residential area at the suburb of Gombe metropolis has organised a peace meeting between Muslims and Christian faithful to broker peace in the aftermath of crisis that erupted in the state after the killing of eight children during Easter celebration.
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