Nigeria Is in a State of Emergency

Adam Clark Estes 547 Views Dec 31, 2011

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in four of the country's 36 states on Saturday after attacks apparently led by radical Muslims, in his words, "gradually evolved into terrorist activities."

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