Nigerian NGO Marks World Peace Day With Photos of Carnage in Northeast

Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigerian aid group Center for Civilians in Conflict is marking this year's U.N. International Day of Peace with a photo exhibit on the conflict in the country's northeast. The photographs depict some of the millions of civilians caught up in the 12-year conflict started by militant group Boko Haram.

The photo exhibit opened Tuesday morning at the Thought Pyramid Art Center in Abuja. Around 150 visitors arrived in batches to see images taken from scenes of the Boko Haram insurgency and the communities affected by it.

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