No record on the demonstrations that took place in the city of Umvaka in May 1989 is currently available to the DIRB in Ottawa. However, according to available sources, economic riots effectively took place in Lagos, Benin city, Enugu, Ibadan and the coastal city of Port Harcourt at the end of May 1989, following the adoption of an economic austerity programme by the government of Nigeria (The New York Times 4 June 1989; Keesing's June 1989, 36727).

For further information on these events, please refer to the attached articles.

No additional or corrorating information on this particular topic is currently available to the DIRB in Ottawa.

Keesing's Record of World Events. June 1989. Vol. 35, No. 6. "Nigeria: Rioting in Protest at Austerity Measures - Arrests of Political Opponents."

The New York Times. 4 June 1989. Kenneth B. Noble. "Economic Riots Are Spreading in Nigeria."

Keesing's Record of World Events. June 1989. Vol. 35, No. 6. "Nigeria: Rioting in Protest at Austerity Measures - Arrests of Political Opponents."

The New York Times. 4 June 1989. Kenneth B. Noble. "Economic Riots Are Spreading in Nigeria."