16 Jan 2012 06:00
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Anti-establishment rage drives protests, sectarian violence
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Fears that fractured nation could again be headed for civil war
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But political settlement may still pull it back from brink
By Tim Cocks
LAGOS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - "Nigeria is not Animal Farm!" read one placard brandished during days of furious fuel price protests by Nigerians which have combined with a violent Islamist insurgency to move Africa's top oil producer closer to what many fear may be a breaking point.
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