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How have religion and ethnic division affected Nigeria's history?​

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Religious and ethnic divisions in Nigeria have led to conflict. When northern Muslim military officers staged a coup, the Ibo people -- natives of southeastern Nigeria -- waged a war for independence. ... But ethnic and religious divisions have regularly led to conflict since then.

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