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Maitatsine violence spreads to Kaduna and Maiduguri

Maitatsine-related disturbances appeared beyond Kano when authorities tried to control the movement.

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1982

Maitatsine violence spreads to Kaduna and Maiduguri

Maitatsine-related disturbances appeared beyond Kano when authorities tried to control the movement.

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What happened

Maitatsine-related disturbances appeared beyond Kano when authorities tried to control the movement. The spread shows that violent religious crisis in northern Nigeria did not begin with Boko Haram.

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