A hunter chases his prey on Wednesday during a drama marking the opening of Argungu fishing festival in Kebbi State of northern Nigeria. Thousands of competitors and sightseers gathered at the arid semi-desert town of Argungu to witness the revival and opening of a once-glorious fishing festival last held in 1997. About 30,000 fishermen from Nigeria and neighboring countries are expected at the four-day event, despite fears of the world's fastest growing polio outbreak in the northern state of Kano.Mar 19, 2004

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