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Ekiti State · Crises, Wars & Protests

Ekiti State · Crisis deep dive

Patterns of Violence (auto-classification)

  • Inter-ethnic / inter-state war: Ilorin raids; Kiriji War.
  • Chieftaincy succession violence: Ewi (1988, 2010–14); Ogoga (1999); Olojudo & Oore (2007–2020).
  • Electoral / state-capture violence: 1965 Wetie; 1983 Ondo riots; 2014 Ekiti-Gate; 2018 & 2022 vote-buying.
  • Banditry / kidnapping: 2018–present forest-belt attacks; Emure–Eporo school abductions (2024).Northern Abandonment Cycle
  • Herder–farmer: Oye, Ikole, Moba LGAs (2018–present).Climate-Conflict Escalator
  • Religious-extremist: Owo Pentecost massacre (5 June 2022).
  • Protest-state: #EndSARS Ado-Ekiti (Oct 2020).Impunity Loop
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.