Nigeria, a nation of 150 million people, is roughly divided between the Christian-dominated south and the Muslim north. A dozen states across Nigeria's north have Islamic Shariah law in place, though the area remains under the control of secular state governments.
From AlJazeera; Hundreds dead in post-poll violence.
"More than 200 people have been killed and an estimated 40,000 others displaced in violence triggered by news of Goodluck Jonathan's victory in the Nigerian presidential election.
On Wednesday hundreds of men allegedly involved in the deadly violence were rounded up and taken to a police station in Kaduna in northern Nigeria."
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