The Republic
Borno State · Crises, Wars & Protests

Borno State · Crisis deep dive

Third Republic & military years (1985–1999)

  • Lake Chad border war with Chad (April 1983) — Nigerian Army Brigade engagements at Kinasara, Dume and Kirta Wulgo islands; over 100 Nigerian soldiers killed by Chadian gendarmes. The crisis triggers the formation of the Lake Chad Basin Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in 1994.Impunity Loop
  • 1991 Yobe excision — Babangida hives off Yobe from Borno (27 Aug 1991), halving the state's population and FAAC base overnight.
  • 1994 Maiduguri Shi'a clashes — Ibrahim El-Zakzaky's Islamic Movement holds processions; intermittent clashes with police.
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.