26. | Thursday, June 28th, 2001 | Azara crisis (Nasarawa) | An ethnic conflict between the Tiv and the Azara indigenes. It started with gruesome killing of an Azara traditional leader, and later spread to the Tiv Village, with the Tiv community on the defense. |
27. | Friday, September 07, 2001 | Jos crisis | A violent ethnic religious crisis between the Muslim/Hausa Fulani and Christian indigenes. The subject of discord between the Jasawa Development Association and Plateau youth council was over political appointment in Jos North. |
28. | October 12th, 2001 | Kano riot | A peaceful Anti-American protest over the bombing of Afganistan turned violent, taking ethnic and religious dimensions, it degenerated into uncontrollable violence which claimed lives and damaged properties and places of worship. |
29. | Monday, October 29th, 2001 | Tiv-Jukun/Fulani conflict | An ethnic clash between Tivs and Jukuns/Fulani which was an extension of the may 2001 clash and could be linked to the protracted disputes between both sides. Newswatch reported that 16 soldiers were killed which later led to the gruesome revenge on the Tivs, by the Nigerian Army. |
30. | Friday, November 02, 2001 | Gwantu crisis | A clash that started on a political ground (over relocation of LG headquarters) later took on ethno-religious dimension in which places of worship were destroyed. |
31. | Sunday, December 30, 2001 | Vwang crisis | A violent communal conflict in Vwang district between the indigenes and non-indigenes, exploded in the backdrop of September 7 jos crisis. It started when an illegal group of 40 men attacked the district Head of Vwang. It also had religious colouring. |
32. | January 18th, 2002 | Awe crisis | A renewed communal clash between two indigenous communities in Awe local government in Nasarawa state. The cause was not certain but two people were killed and several others injured. |
33. | May 2nd, 2000 | Jos Mayhem | Another mayhem that followed PDP congress but later took an ethno-religious colour. |
34. | Monday, may 27th, 2002 | Fulani-Irigwe crisis | An ethnic clash between the Hausa/Fulani and the Irigwe indigenes in Basa, plateau which was said to be a reprisal attack. |
35. | Saturday, June 01, 2002 | Yelwa-Shendam mayhem (plateau) | A religious-cum ethnic fracas between the native people (predominantly Christians) and Hausa settlers (predominantly Muslims). This violence extended to about four local government councils in southern plateau. |
36. | Monday, July 01, 2002 | Wase (plateau) | The Yelwa-Shendam riots spilled over to plateau |
37. | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 | Edo/Kogi | Communal clashes between border communities in Edo and Kogi states Ekepedo and Ogori over land ownership. |
38. | Thursday, January 1st, 2004 | Ganye, Adamawa | Clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers over grazing lands. |
39. | Thursday, January 1st, 2004 | Yobe | Militant Islamic group operating under the name of Muhajiran launched a Tiliban-like attack on police. Men of the Nigerian Army killed five and arrested several others. |
40. | Sunday, February 1st, 2004 | Wase/Kanam (Plateau) | Violent clash between Mavo and Taroh communities which claimed 11 lives. Suspected Taroh youths were alleged to have raided Mavo villages. |
41. | Sunday, February 1st, 2004 | Wase/Kanam (Plateau) | Communal clash over land ownership between Minda and Kparev groups. Several lives were lost. |
42. | Saturday, April 3rd, 2004 | Makarfi, Kaduna | Religious protest in Makarfi town over the desecration of Quaran by a Christian teenager. |
43. | Sunday, April 11th, 2004 | Lantang South, Plateau | Continued clashes that led to the sacking of Taroh villages in Lantang South LGC by suspected Hausa/Fulani insurgents. |
44. | Monday, April 26th, 2004 | Bakin Chiyawa, Plateau | Renewed hostilities launched by suspected displaced Fulani herdsmen. The conflict was believed to be the spillover of the ethno-religious crisis that has been bedeviling southern plateau local governments of Lantang south and north, Wase, Kanam and Shendam. |
45. | Sunday, may 1st, 2004 | Yelwa-shendam, plateau state | A fresh ethno-religious mayhem that claimed over 659 lives and over 250 women abducted bu suspected Taroh militia. |