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Why "ничего не понимaю" ? Isn't "я ничего понимaю" enough?

There is already a negation included in ничего, in the statement "Я ничего не понимaю". I cannot figure out why instead of using "Я ничего понимaю" one uses that expression that apparently contains a ...
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