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| Title: | Briefing: The September 2001 events in Jos, Nigeria |
| Authors: | Danfulani, Umar Habila Dadem Fwatshak, Sati U. |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Periodical: | African Affairs: The Journal of the Royal African Society |
| Volume: | 101 |
| Issue: | 403 |
| Period: | April |
| Pages: | 243-255 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Nigeria |
| Subjects: | Islam rebellions 2001 Religion and Witchcraft Ethnic and Race Relations Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Law, Human Rights and Violence Muslim-Christian relations |
| External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/3518355 |
| Abstract: | Jos, the capital city of Plateau State, Nigeria, was the scene of violent clashes between Muslims and Christians in September 2001 that left over 3,000 people dead and even more injured and displaced. This article sketches the background to the conflict, focusing on the implementation of shari'a law in most northern states of Nigeria since late 1999 and the subsequent avalanche of immigrants, both Christian and Muslim, pouring into Jos from the final months of 1999 up to September 2001. The article argues that the interpretation of the crisis as a Muslim-Christian clash is oversimplified, and that the clashes originate more from ethnic and interethnic relations and interactions between the Hausa-Fulani and other Jos Plateau communities, which have deep historical origins. The article further analyses political intrigues in Jos North Local Government, the immediate cause of the September 2001 clashes, the events of 7-12 September, the impact of the carnage, and strategies for conflict resolution. Ref. |
