The Maitatsine risings in Nigeria 1980-85: A revolt of the disinherited

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Title:	The Maitatsine risings in Nigeria 1980-85: A revolt of the disinherited
Author:	Isichei, Elizabeth
Year:	1987
Periodical:	Journal of Religion in Africa
Volume:	17
Issue:	3
Period:	October
Pages:	194-208
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Northern Nigeria Nigeria
Subjects:	Islam rebellions 1980-1989 Religion and Witchcraft Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1580874.pdf
Abstract:	In December 1980, the followers of Maitatsine - a Cameroonian religious teacher - in Kano, northern Nigeria, revolted; the city was convulsed by what was virtually civil war, and 4177 died, among them Maitatsine himself. New risings broke out in Rigasa and Bulumkutu (1982), Yola (1984), and Gombe (1985). This paper, which was originally presented at the New Zealand Religious Studies Association Conference in Dunedin, August 1985, studies these risings and the social forces which produced them. It also outlines other recent manifestations of militant Islam in northern Nigeria, which have sometimes led to conflict. The disturbances are explained primarily in terms of Nigeria's current economic problems. Notes, ref.