General information
Part of Conflict: n/a
First Battle Related Death: 2001-09-07
Date when dyad reached 25 battle releated deaths: 2001-09-08
Comment on date when dyad reached 25 battle related deaths: The non-state conflict between Anagustas, Afisare, Birom on the one side and Hausa, Fulani on the other is first included in UCDP data in 2001. In September of that year, violent clashes in Jos town resulted in at least 160 battle-related deaths.
Conflict issues
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
2001
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 3000 |
| Best | 1000 |
| Low | 1000 |
Secondary Warring Support:
Side A (Afisare, Anaguta, Birom): n/a
Side B (Fulani, Hausa): n/a
2008
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 200 |
| Best | 200 |
| Low | 200 |
Secondary Warring Support:
Side A (Afisare, Anaguta, Birom): n/a
Side B (Fulani, Hausa): n/a
2010
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Secondary Warring Support:
Side A (Afisare, Anaguta, Birom): n/a
Side B (Fulani, Hausa): n/a
Dyad Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
2001 Dyad Archive
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: Since the violence in this conflict is characterised by ethnic clashes and riot like battles it is difficult to distinguish what caused the fatalities. The figure of 165 is reported by the Red Cross as an official fatality count in this conflict.
Comment on Active: The immediate causes of the clashes that lead to the death of more than 160 persons were, according to reports a discontent with recent political appointments, and the implementing of sharia law in neighbouring regions. The instigating factor was in line with the religious divide, more precisely; the so called street praying. In preparing for one of these events a particular street in Jos town, the central town of the plateau area of Nigeria, was closed for all traffic. This led to protests and a great inconvenience for the non-Muslim population, the instigation of violence occurred when a girl, returning from her lunch break, used the street, since it was the only possible route to her workplace. She was attacked by a group of Muslim youths; they beat her, and then followed her home and beat her father. This incident sparked violence that was divided along religious lines in, and in the vicinity of, the town of Jos. The violence lasted for three days and caused immense suffering and a death toll that exceeded 160 deaths.
Terminated: NO
2008 Dyad Archive
Terminated: NO
2010 Dyad Archive
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The bulk of the deaths were from clashes in Jos and Kuru Karama 17-20 January and in Dogo Nahawa, south of Jos, 7 March. In addition, many small-scale clashes and retaliatory attacks took place throughout January, March and April.
Comment on Active: In January, ethnoreligious clashes broke out in Jos, capital of Plateau state. Retaliatory clashes spread surrounding areas of the state during March-April. The causes for the violence was reported to be rooted in the issue indigeneity and connected to earlier clashes in Jos in 2001 and 2008. The government reacted to the violence by deployent of security forces as well as calls for the establishment of a Truth and Reconcilliation Committee to foster peace between the communities. In May, a curfew in place since the 2008 violence was lifted.
Terminated: NO
