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A boy cycle outside the Jos Central Mosque in the Plateau State capital of Jos on February 1, 2024, following weeks of intercommunal violence and unrest in the Plateau State. For years, the Nigerian town of Mangu mostly escaped the intercommunal violence that often erupts in north central Plateau State, frequently spiling over into religious and ethnic strife. In late January 2024, the small farming town was engulfed in attacks and reprisals as assailants raided rival districts with guns and machetes, neighbour turned on neighbour and churches, mosques and schools were destroyed, according to a Red Cross report and residents. (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)