Dozens killed in clash at the Yoruba palace in Nigeria

Dozens are feared dead after a clash between armed members of a militant Yoruba nationalist movement and guards in southwestern Nigeria.

Dozens are feared dead after a clash between armed members of a militant Yoruba nationalist movement and guards in southwestern Nigeria.

The fighting broke out on when members of the Odua Peoples' Congress approached the palace of the Oba, or tribal king, in the village of Owo.

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