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Over the past weeks, Nigeria's central region has been racked by violent ethnic clashes that have claimed many lives and displaced thousands of people. Fighting that broke out in June has pitted Tivs against their mainly Hausa-speaking neighbours in Nasarawa State, leading to at least 100 deaths, according to the police - more than 200, according to other sources - and the displacement of more than 50,000 people.