Nigeria: How violence threatens revival

John Defterios, CNN
Updated 10:10 AM EDT, Wed May 7, 2014
Police in riot gear block a route in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, October 14, during a demonstration calling on the Nigerian government to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. In April, more than 200 girls were abducted from their boarding school in northeastern Nigeria, officials and witnesses said.
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Police in riot gear block a route in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, October 14, during a demonstration calling on the Nigerian government to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. In April, more than 200 girls were abducted from their boarding school in northeastern Nigeria, officials and witnesses said.
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Women in Abuja hold a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, May 14, one month after the schoolgirls were kidnapped.
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Women in Abuja hold a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, May 14, one month after the schoolgirls were kidnapped.
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People march in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, May 12, to demand the release of the kidnapped schoolgirls.
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People march in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, May 12, to demand the release of the kidnapped schoolgirls.
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Catholic faithful in Abuja take Holy Communion and pray for the safety of the kidnapped schoolgirls on Sunday, May 11.
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Catholic faithful in Abuja take Holy Communion and pray for the safety of the kidnapped schoolgirls on Sunday, May 11.
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Catholic faithful attend a morning Mass in honor of the kidnapped schoolgirls in Abuja on May 11.
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Catholic faithful attend a morning Mass in honor of the kidnapped schoolgirls in Abuja on May 11.
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Catholics nuns pray in Abuja on May 11.
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Catholics nuns pray in Abuja on May 11.
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A woman attends a demonstration Tuesday, May 6, that called for the Nigerian government to rescue the girls.
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A woman attends a demonstration Tuesday, May 6, that called for the Nigerian government to rescue the girls.
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Community leader Hosea Sambido speaks during a May 6 rally in Abuja.
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Community leader Hosea Sambido speaks during a May 6 rally in Abuja.
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Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, Nigeria's top military spokesman, speaks to people at a demonstration May 6 in Abuja.
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Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, Nigeria's top military spokesman, speaks to people at a demonstration May 6 in Abuja.
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Women march Monday, May 5, in Chibok, Nigeria.
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Women march Monday, May 5, in Chibok, Nigeria.
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People rally in Lagos on Thursday, May 1.
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People rally in Lagos on Thursday, May 1.
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Police stand guard during a demonstration in Lagos on May 1.
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Police stand guard during a demonstration in Lagos on May 1.
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