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Nigeria imposes 48-hour curfew in Jos after bar attack kills 22, triggers revenge violence

A bar attack in Jos, Plateau State triggered a cycle of revenge killings that resulted in at least 22 deaths, prompting authorities to impose a 48-hour curfew. Jos remains one of Nigeria's most volatile zones with endemic intercommunal tensions between ethnic and religious groups. The incident reflects persistent cyclical violence in the region despite previous intervention attempts.