Second Republic (1979–1983)

December 1980 — Maitatsine Uprising. Muhammadu Marwa ("Maitatsine") and his *Yan Tatsine* followers fortify the 'Yan Awaki quarter; 11-day battle with the Nigerian Army leaves 4,177 dead (official), Maitatsine killed; the largest single mass-casualty event in Kano history.Unprosecuted Massacre Cycle
October 1982 — Bulumkutu / Kano follow-up violence after the Maitatsine survivors regroup.Unprosecuted Massacre 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.