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Mass Deaths: Mobs in Nigeria Kill 300

Mass Deaths: Mobs in Nigeria Kill 300
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Africa’s most populated nation saw its worst death toll since 2004 over the weekend. Tensions rose in Jos, Nigeria, as the area’s two leading political groups clashed after the city’s first election in more than ten years. In revolt, mobs attacked mosques, homes and churches, killing more than 300 citizens.