More never-ending mindless bloodshed.

Sokoto, Nigeria — Youths in Iraqi area of Sokoto metropolis yesterday sparked a violent protest over an alleged defilement on the Holy Qur’an.

The incident, according to eyewitnesses, came when a boy (name withheld) was discovered to have urinated on a copy of the holy around book the area. Some youth who saw the unholy act were said to have descended on the boy and severely beat him up before he was rescued by security men attached to the Sultan of Sokoto’s palace and later taken to the police for protective custody.

However, the youths was said to be still unsatisfied by the boy’s rescue and later staged a violent protest against the palace guards who had saved him.

When contacted, the Police Public Relation Office said he was yet to be briefed on the incident but promised to call our correspondent when he gets the full details of the unrest.

Attackers stormed three villages in Bauchi State ahead of elections, killing at least two people and setting a number of houses ablaze, police said yesterday.

It was not immediately clear whether the attacks early Saturday were linked to elections or who was behind the violence in an area of the state repeatedly hit by clashes between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups.