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 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Separatists killed two people and a census worker was feared drowned Tuesday as officials attempted the first population count in 15 years in this sprawling nation riven by ethnic, religious and economic tensions.
Previous attempts to count Africa's most populous nation — at least the 10th largest in the world — have failed as factions schemed to get a bigger share of the political power and government coffers fueled by oil money.
Latest estimates say there are anywhere from 120 million to 160 million people in Nigeria. More than 10,000 people have died and some 3.4 million have been forced from their homes in explosions of violence here since 2000.
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