The Republic
Katsina State · Crises, Wars & Protests

Katsina State · Crisis deep dive

Military era & Second Republic (1970–1999)

  • 24 February 1976 — Lt. Col. Buka Suka Dimka's coup against Murtala is announced from Lagos; Katsina mourns the death of native son General Murtala Muhammed.
  • 31 December 1983 — Major-General Buhari (native of Daura, Katsina) overthrows Shagari; see December 1983 Coup.
  • 1991 anti-Christian riots in Katsina town after a religious dispute; ~15 killed.
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.