1945 Jos riots

Series of ethnic conflicts 1945 Jos riots Jos, Nigeria 1945 Igbos and Hausa-Fulani Riot At least two people killed unspecified number The 1945 Jos riots were a series of ethnic conflicts which occurred in the city of Jos, located in Plateau State, Nigeria, between ethnic Igbos and Hausa-Fulani. The 1945 Jos riots were fueled by a combination of factors, including competition for political power, economic resources, and disputes over land and religious differences. The conflicts have mainly been between the predominantly Muslim Hausa-Fulani ethnic group and the predominantly Christian Igbo ethnic group, although other groups have also been involved. Misconceptions Contrary to popular beliefs the 1945 Jos riots was a potato market riot,Mohammed Barira March 2018 "Southerners" in a "Northern" Market: A Study of the Jos Potato Market Riot of 1945 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327207467 ResearchGate 3 4 and not a massacre or religious war. Though the death toll is unknown, multiple reports put the figure of not more than two people dying.Plotnicov Leonard 1971 An Early Nigerian Civil Disturbance: The 1945 Hausa-Ibo Riot in Jos https://www.jstor.org/stable/159448 The Journal of Modern African Studies 9 2 297–305 10.1017/S0022278X00024976 159448 154565379 0022-278X subscription References Category:1966 mass murders Category:Igbo society Category:Ethnic riots Category:Pogroms Category:1966 riots Category:Nigerian Civil War Category:Northern Region, Nigeria Category:Wars involving Igboland Category:History of West Africa Category:Civil wars of the 20th century Category:Wars involving Nigeria Category:1960s conflicts Category:Ethnicity-based civil wars