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1953 Kano Riot: Causes and Implications by Andrew Oforma Eze
1953 Kano Riot Kano riot was a political crisis mainly between northerners and southerners in ancient city of Kano in May 1953. The nature of the riot was clashes between Northerners who were opposed to self-government and Southerners made up of the Yorubas and the Igbos under the aegis of the Action Group (AG) and the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroon (NCNC) who supported self-government for Nigeria in 1956. The political riot lasted for four days. Many lives were lost and many persons were wounded. The Causes of 1953 Kano Riot The immediate cause of the crisis was the motion of self-government moved in the Federal House of Representatives by a member of Action Group (AG) Chief Anthony Enahoro in 1953 on the need for Nigeria to attain self-government in 1956 from British imperial masters. The Northern representatives under the aegis of the Northern People's Congress (NPC)...
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