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Kaduna sharia riots
Debates over the adoption of sharia in Kaduna triggered major Muslim-Christian violence.
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2000
Kaduna sharia riots
Debates over the adoption of sharia in Kaduna triggered major Muslim-Christian violence.
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What happened
Debates over the adoption of sharia in Kaduna triggered major Muslim-Christian violence. Human Rights Watch later estimated that the 2000 violence may have killed between 2,000 and 5,000 people; use this as HRW's estimate, not an official count.