Warri Crisis

The Warri Crisis was a series of conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria between 1997 and 2003 between the Itsekiri and the Ijaw ethnic groups. Over 200,000 people were displaced by the Warri conflict between 1999 and 2006. Over 700,000 people were displaced during this period by violence in Delta State overall Quotes The Warri crisis has a very complex history. With profound respect to the Itsekiri establishment, they have long maintained—and passed down the narrative—that the landmass constituting Warri North, Warri South, and Warri Southwest is co-terminus with the Itsekiri homeland, under the overlordship of the Olu. In this worldview, Ijaws and Urhobos are settlers and customary tenants Any democratic arrangement that does not allow the Itsekiri to have political dominance, according to that narrative, is a fool’s paradise and must not see the light of day. This is the crux of the Warri problem External links Category:Violence in Nigeria