New York, Muharram 21, 1432, Dec 27, 2010, SPA -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the death of 38 people in the sectarian clashes in Central Nigeria as disclosed by the African Union Organization (AUO). "The secretary general is appalled by the violence that caused the loss of so many innocent lives in the Plateau and Borno states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria," a UN spokesman was quoted as saying Sunday by the German Press Agency "DPA". --SPA 12:12 LOCAL TIME 09:12 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/849786