Nigeria: Jos

A City Torn Apart

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

To the Nigerian Government

To Foreign Governments with Diplomatic and Economic Links with Nigeria, in Particular the United Kingdom and the United States

III. Background

Inter-communal Violence in Nigeria

The Crisis in Jos: Possible Causes and Warning Signs

IV. The Outbreak and Spread of the Violence

V. Attacks on Muslims

Destruction of Dilimi

Attacks on Muslims in Other Areas

VI. Attacks on Christians

Violence in Angwan Rogo

Attacks at the University of Jos

VII. The Role of the Security Forces

Arrests, Ill-treatment, and Extrajudicial Executions

VIII. Impact of the Jos Crisis on Other Areas

IX. The Response of the Government

Response to the Violence of September 2001

Responses to the Causes of the Conflict

X. Conclusion

XI. Acknowledgements