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Behind Nigeria's violence

The latest wave of violence in Nigeria was described as retaliation for the outburst of killing in January in which hundreds of people were killed. Now religious leaders are calling on the federal government to help stop the violence. But what are the real causes of the violence? Who is to blame? And is Nigeria on the road to becoming a 'failed state'?

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