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Ibrahim Shema

A violent Islamist insurgency is threatening in northern Nigeria. Stephen Sackur talks to Ibrahim Shema, governor of the Katsina state. How does Nigeria avoid a slide into chaos?

A violent Islamist insurgency in northern Nigeria is threatening to destabilise Africa's most populous nation. In recent months the body count has spiked alarmingly. Now the president has imposed a state of emergency in three of Nigeria's most troubled states. Stephen Sackur speaks to Ibrahim Shema, governor of the northern state of Katsina. How does Nigeria avoid a slide into chaos?

30 minutes

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Fri 17 May 2013 14:30GMT
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Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Ibrahim Shema

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