The Republic
Katsina State · Crises, Wars & Protests

Katsina State · Crisis deep dive

First Republic & Civil War (1960–1970)

  • May–October 1966 anti-Igbo pogroms reach Katsina town and the railway corridor.
  • 1967–70 Civil War — Katsina provides cadets to the 1st Division and the elite Recce Squadron.
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.