What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1996
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 5.50° N, 7.10° E
- Description
- riots event occurring in Imo state in 1996
Placed at the district its description names, Imo.
1996 Otokoto Riots
Riots event occurring in Imo state in 1996
The 1996 Otokoto Riots were a series of spontaneous protests and looting in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria over two days in September. The immediate trigger for the civil unrest was the revelation of the kidnapping and brutal murder of 11-year-old schoolboy boy Anthony Ikechukwu Okoronkwo, but had deeper roots in the corruption and inequality prevalent at the time.
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