08.03.2006 - Source: US Department of State

2 students died in clashes between rival student cults ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005") [#46036],  [ID 15693]

"During the year, fighting between and among rival student affinity groups, commonly known as cults, in institutions of higher learning resulted in killings, rape, personal injury, and destruction of property. In April, rival student cults clashed at the Federal University of Technology in Minna, Niger State, reportedly resulted in the deaths of two students. School authorities closed the university to quell the violence. Authorities reopened the university later in the year."

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