56,000 Killed in Nigeria’s Ethnic and Religious Violence; Christians Disproportionately Affected

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Sep 5, 2024 - 04:38
56,000 Killed in Nigeria’s Ethnic and Religious Violence; Christians Disproportionately Affected
KOLA SULAIMON
A Christian woman stands next to a clothesline Feb. 2, while taking refuge in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at the Pilot Primary School after community houses were burnt as a result of religious strife in the Nigerian town of Mangu in January.

The violence left 55,910 people dead in 9,970 deadly attacks — as well as 21,621 people abducted in 2,705 attacks.

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