The Republic
Edo State · Crises, Wars & Protests

Edo State · Crisis deep dive

Second & Third Republics — student protests and oil-frontier disputes (1979–1993)

  • 1978 Ali Must Go riots — University of Benin — UNIBEN students join the national tuition-protest wave; 2 killed on Ekehuan Road.Economic Shock Cycle
  • 1980 Bakolori-style anger at the Iyanomo rubber estate strike.
  • 1984 anti-Buhari austerity protests at Benin City; 1989 anti-SAP riots at UNIBEN and Ring Road; 3 killed by police.Economic Shock Cycle
  • 1992 NLC general strike — Edo NLC HQ closed for two months.Economic Shock Cycle
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.