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Government officials stand by a damaged house following an attack by Boko Haram in Benisheik, Nigeria, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Searching roadsides, bushes and fields, environmental agency workers have recovered the bodies of more than 100 civilians killed by suspected extremists, an official said of one of the highest death tolls in an Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria. (AP Photo/Abdulkareem Haruna)
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** FILE ** Nigerian soldiers stand guard in Maiduguri, Nigeria, June 6, 2013. (Associated Press)
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Mr. Udofia, 37, who was born in Nigeria but now calls Adams Morgan home, is known in Washington for his vibrant style, but before the colorful art can emerge on old bricks, a lot of paint and a lot of rollers are required.
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** FILE ** Young women stand in front of a school in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Boko Haram, the radical group that once attacked only government institutions and security forces, increasingly is targeting civilians. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
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In this photo taken with a mobile phone Tuesday, June 11, 2013, vigilante youths pose for a photographs in Maiduguri, Nigeria. As soldiers continue an offensive against radical Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, young men armed with machetes and sticks have now entered the streets of the region’s biggest city, targeting suspected fighters. (AP Photo/Abdulkareem Haruna)
