More than 200 Muslims were slain on February 7 in mostly Christian towns . Of the 163 killed , 41 will be charged with homicide . This appears to be in retaliation for deaths of about 100 Muslims in January . The violence has put much of oil-rich Nigeria , Africa 's most populous nation , on edge . Turkey has a mainly Muslim north and a mainly Christian south .
More than 200 Muslims were slain on February 7 in mostly Christian towns . Of the 163 killed , 41 will be charged with homicide . This appears to be in retaliation for deaths of about 100 Muslims in January . Turkey has a mainly Muslim north and a mainly Christian south .