Kano riot of 1953 [SEP] point in time
Kano riot of 1953
The Kano riot of 1953 refers to the riot, which broke out in the ancient city of Kano, located in Northern Nigeria, in May 1953. The nature of the riot were clashes between Northerners who were opposed to Nigeria's Independence and Southerners made up of mainly the Yorubas and the Igbos who supported immediate independence for Nigeria. The riot that lasted for four days claimed many lives of the Southerners and Northerners and many others were wounded.
Causes.
The remote cause of the riot was
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- 1932 - Water and Electric Light Works inaugurated.
- 1936 - Airport begins operating.
- 1937 - Rex cinema opens.
- 1951 - Masalla cin Jumma'an (mosque) built.
- 1952
- Palace cinema opens.
- Population: 130,173.
- 1953 - 1 May: Kano riot of 1953.
- 1967 - City becomes capital of the newly established Kano State.
- 1970 - Murtala Muhammad Mosque built in Fagge.
- 1975 - Population: 399,000.