17.04.2003 - Source: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Query response on September 2000 riots between the Hausa-Fulani and the Yoruba; current relations between the two ethnic groups in Lagos ("September 2000 riots between the Hausa-Fulani and the Yoruba; current relations between the two ethnic groups in Lagos [NGA41157.E]") [ID 24735]

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08.02.2002 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

More than 2,000 persons displaced after 4 days of fighting between Yoruba and Hausa ("Nigeria: Relief groups aid clash victims amid reprisal fears in north") [#5511],  [ID 15037]

"The clashes, which began on Saturday, lasted for about four days. They pitted Yorubas, who are indigenous to Lagos and other parts of southwestern Nigeria, against 'Hausas' (Hausa-speakers) from the north. (…) A statement by the Nigerian Red Cross said 578 families (more than 2,000 people) displaced in the clashes had been registered. They were evacuated to camps for the displaced set up in the city by the Red Cross and the National Emergency Management Agency."

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05.02.2002 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

IRIN: Dozens of people killed and thousands forced to seek refuge as a result of clashes between Yoruba and Hausa in Lagos ("Nigeria: Deaths rise in Lagos clashes, thousands flee") [#5478],  [ID 15038]

"Ethnic fighting in Lagos has killed dozens of people and forced thousands to seek refuge in military barracks and other safe places, witnesses said. The clashes pitted local Yorubas against Hausa-speakers from northern Nigeria. The clashes, which broke out on Saturday at Idi Araba in the city's Mushin slum district following a minor dispute, continued until Monday despite the deployment of troops and policemen to quell the violence. (…) Gangs of rival youths, armed with shotguns, swords, bottles, bows and arrows fought street battles on Monday morning in several northern suburbs of the city, still recovering from the devastating effects of explosions at an ammunitions dump that killed more than 1,000 a week before. Idi Araba and other areas including Fadeyi, Obanikoro and Yaba market, were littered with corpses. Several houses were burnt."

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04.02.2002 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

IRIN: Lagos: At least 20 people killed in clashes between local Yorubas and Hausa-speaking northerners ("Nigeria: Ethnic clashes in Lagos claim at least 20 lives") [#5479],  [ID 15039]

"At least 20 people have died in clashes since Saturday in Lagos, Nigeria, between local Yorubas and Hausa-speaking northerners, residents and other sources said.The clashes were sparked by a dispute between a Yoruba and a Hausa, in which one of the parties was killed, residents of Mushin, the affected area, said. Fighting between gangs armed with bottles, swords and clubs continued throughout Saturday night, died down on Sunday, but resumed on Monday morning."

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