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Maitatsine
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:09:11
Publish Date: 2012-12-27 05:20:00
Description: In December 1980, thousands were killed in the Nigerian city of Kano following an uprising by an Islamic sect. The sect was led by a radical preacher, Maitatsine. We hear from a witness who saw hundreds of suspects summarily executed as the Nigerian state tried to crush the uprising. Photo: Kano old city wall c. 1975
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