100 killed in rioting in Nigeria

Relatives used a lull in the curfew in northern Nigeria on Wednesday to search morgues for their loved ones, after riots triggered by disputed election results killed at least 100 people in the mostly-Muslim region.Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had conspired with the electoral commission to cook up results showing President Goodluck Jonathan won Saturdays presidential race.Observers deemed the polls in Africas most populous nation the most credible in decades and a clear break with a long history of votes marred by ballot-stuffing and fraud.The government said the post-election violence, which has largely been brought under control by curfews and a heavy military presence, was unprovoked and premeditated.Those perceived to be supporters of the ruling party have been stabbed, hacked and shot to death by angry youths since Jonathan, a Christian southerner, defeated Buhari. Churches, mosques, homes and shops have been set ablaze.Hundreds suffered gunshot and machete wounds, some of them children, in the worst of the violence on Monday and thousands were displaced. Morgues were overflowing.