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Police officers pull a journalist during an anti-government protest in Lagos, Nigeria on August 5, 2019. (Photo by Nneka Chile/Reuters)

Police officers pull a journalist during an anti-government protest in Lagos, Nigeria on August 5, 2019. (Photo by Nneka Chile/Reuters)



Members of the GKB academy, a unicycle club, juggle while balancing on their unicycles during a training session in Lagos, Nigeria on October 11, 2019. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja/Reuters)

Members of the GKB academy, a unicycle club, juggle while balancing on their unicycles during a training session in Lagos, Nigeria on October 11, 2019. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja/Reuters)



Oyindamola Kolawole, 26, performs contortion at a show called Limberness in Lagos, Nigeria on February 1, 2020. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja/Reuters)

Oyindamola Kolawole, 26, performs contortion at a show called Limberness in Lagos, Nigeria on February 1, 2020. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja/Reuters)



“Free Zakzaky” (imprisoned leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim Zakzaky) reads on a damaged car outside the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria on July 9, 2019. Supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric clashed on July 8, 2019 with security forces around Nigeria's parliament building, leaving a number of wounded, including two police, the authorities and witneses said. Two officers were shot in the legs and six others hit with clubs and stones as members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) tried to “force their way into the National Assembly”, police said. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

“Free Zakzaky” (imprisoned leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim Zakzaky) reads on a damaged car outside the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria on July 9, 2019. Supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric clashed on July 8, 2019 with security forces around Nigeria's parliament building, leaving a number of wounded, including two police, the authorities and witneses said. Two officers were shot in the legs and six others hit with clubs and stones as members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) tried to “force their way into the National Assembly”, police said. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



A map of Africa is seen tattooed on a woman's ankle during the closing session of Tony Elumelu Foundation 2019 Entrepreneurship Forum in Abuja, Nigeria on July 27, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

A map of Africa is seen tattooed on a woman's ankle during the closing session of Tony Elumelu Foundation 2019 Entrepreneurship Forum in Abuja, Nigeria on July 27, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



A police officer removes burning tires from the road, as protesters set up fires to block traffic along Airport Road in Abuja, Nigeria on September 4, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

A police officer removes burning tires from the road, as protesters set up fires to block traffic along Airport Road in Abuja, Nigeria on September 4, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



A Dambe boxer punches his opponent during the ancient brutal martial art of Dambe boxing, a sport associated with Hausa people of West Africa during a weekend match in Dei-Dei, Abuja, Nigeria on June 30, 2019. A Nigerian production company is seeking to turn Dambe, a traditional martial art associated with the Hausa people of West Africa, into a sport with a global audience. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

A Dambe boxer punches his opponent during the ancient brutal martial art of Dambe boxing, a sport associated with Hausa people of West Africa during a weekend match in Dei-Dei, Abuja, Nigeria on June 30, 2019. A Nigerian production company is seeking to turn Dambe, a traditional martial art associated with the Hausa people of West Africa, into a sport with a global audience. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



Dambe warriors fight in the ring, the ancient brutal martial art of Dambe associated with Hausa people of West Africa during a weekend match in Dei-Dei, Abuja, Nigeria on June 30, 2019. Matches last three rounds, which have no time limits. A round ends when there is no activity, a participant or official halts the round, or a fighter's hand, knee or body touches the ground. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

Dambe warriors fight in the ring, the ancient brutal martial art of Dambe associated with Hausa people of West Africa during a weekend match in Dei-Dei, Abuja, Nigeria on June 30, 2019. Matches last three rounds, which have no time limits. A round ends when there is no activity, a participant or official halts the round, or a fighter's hand, knee or body touches the ground. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



A spectator reacts while watching the ancient brutal martial art of Dambe boxing, a sport associated with Hausa people of West Africa during a weekend match in Dei-Dei, Abuja, Nigeria on June 30, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

A spectator reacts while watching the ancient brutal martial art of Dambe boxing, a sport associated with Hausa people of West Africa during a weekend match in Dei-Dei, Abuja, Nigeria on June 30, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



I n this Saturday August 27, 2016, file photo, a woman and her child walk past the laundry at a camp for people displaced by Islamist Extremist in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo/File)

I n this Saturday August 27, 2016, file photo, a woman and her child walk past the laundry at a camp for people displaced by Islamist Extremist in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo/File)



In this Saturday August 1, 2009 file photo, a suspected Islamist extremist member captured by Nigerian troops lies next to a tree in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Suicide bombings, mass kidnappings, tens of thousands of people killed. A ghastly insurgency by the homegrown Islamic extremist group Boko Haram marks 10 years this week in northeastern Nigeria, where many residents say life has been set back by decades. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo/File)

In this Saturday August 1, 2009 file photo, a suspected Islamist extremist member captured by Nigerian troops lies next to a tree in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Suicide bombings, mass kidnappings, tens of thousands of people killed. A ghastly insurgency by the homegrown Islamic extremist group Boko Haram marks 10 years this week in northeastern Nigeria, where many residents say life has been set back by decades. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo/File)



People carry goods salvaged from a fire that broke out in a section of the Balogun market in Lagos on January 29, 2020. More than five high-rise buildings consisting of shops, offices and warehouses, stockpiled with goods, were destroyed in a fire outbreak, the second fire that happened in three months at the Balogun Market in Lagos. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)

People carry goods salvaged from a fire that broke out in a section of the Balogun market in Lagos on January 29, 2020. More than five high-rise buildings consisting of shops, offices and warehouses, stockpiled with goods, were destroyed in a fire outbreak, the second fire that happened in three months at the Balogun Market in Lagos. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)



Smoke rises from a fire in downtown Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, November 5, 2019. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

Smoke rises from a fire in downtown Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, November 5, 2019. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)



Shackles and padlocks seen on the ankles of some of the female captives rescued by police from a reformation centre in Kaduna, Nigeria on October 19, 2019. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Shackles and padlocks seen on the ankles of some of the female captives rescued by police from a reformation centre in Kaduna, Nigeria on October 19, 2019. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Fishermen carry calabashes to attend Argungu fishing and cultural festival at Argungu Town, Kebbi State in northwestern Nigeria, on March 14, 2020. Argungu fishing and cultural festival is one of the oldest and most widely attended festivals in the country dating back many generations, featuring series of water competitions and traditional games. The festival returned after 10 years suspension due to insecurity in northwest Nigeria. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)

Fishermen carry calabashes to attend Argungu fishing and cultural festival at Argungu Town, Kebbi State in northwestern Nigeria, on March 14, 2020. Argungu fishing and cultural festival is one of the oldest and most widely attended festivals in the country dating back many generations, featuring series of water competitions and traditional games. The festival returned after 10 years suspension due to insecurity in northwest Nigeria. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)



Fishermen try to catch fishes during the final of the revived Argungu fishing and cultural festival at Argungu Town, Kebbi State in northwest Nigeria, on March 14, 2020. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)

Fishermen try to catch fishes during the final of the revived Argungu fishing and cultural festival at Argungu Town, Kebbi State in northwest Nigeria, on March 14, 2020. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)



A man wearing face mask walks at the Yaba Mainland hospital where an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on Tuesday from Milan on a business trip,  the first case of the COVID-19 virus is being treated in Lagos Nigeria Friday, February 28, 2020. Nigeria's health authorities have reported the country's first case of a new coronavirus in Lagos, the first confirmed appearance of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

A man wearing face mask walks at the Yaba Mainland hospital where an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on Tuesday from Milan on a business trip, the first case of the COVID-19 virus is being treated in Lagos Nigeria Friday, February 28, 2020. Nigeria's health authorities have reported the country's first case of a new coronavirus in Lagos, the first confirmed appearance of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)



Ethiopian Airline cabin crew wait to be screened by Nigerian port health officials for COVID-19 virus, upon arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

Ethiopian Airline cabin crew wait to be screened by Nigerian port health officials for COVID-19 virus, upon arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)
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