20h 2min, dec 31, 2000 y - Tribal war in Benue State, in eastern central Nigeria displaces thousands of people. Troops sent to stop the fighting kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for the abduction and murder of 19 soldiers.
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20h 2min, dec 31, 2000 y
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~ 23 years ago
