"They Do Not Own This Place"

Government Discrimination Against "Non-Indigenes" in Nigeria

Summary

Recommendations

To the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

To all State Governments in Nigeria

Introduction

Historical Background and Context

The Development of Nigerian Federalism...

The Origins of the Indigeneity Issue in Nigeria

The Extent of the Problem in Today's Nigeria

Government Discrimination Against Non-Indigenes

Ambiguous Legal Definitions of Indigeneity

Certificates of Indigeneity

Arbitrary decision making, discrimination and corruption in the issuing of indigeneity certificates

Theatres of Government-Sponsored Discrimination Against Non-Indigenes

Public sector employment

Barriers to obtaining higher education

Barriers to political participation

Indigeneity and Intercommunal Conflict: An Overview..

Indigene-Settler Conflicts

Case Studies

Plateau State: The Case of "Stateless Citizens"

The Jarawa of Yelwa

The Hausa of Jos

Indigeneity and intercommunal violence in Plateau State

Government mismanagement of the state's indigene-settler tensions

Kaduna State: Indigeneity and Intra-state Conflict

Religious discrimination and certificates of indigeneity in the city of Kaduna

Discrimination and violence against Hausa Muslims in Zangon-Kataf

Delta State: The Ownership Controversy in Warri

Indigeneity and intercommunal conflict in Warri

The Nigerian Government Response and Potential Policy Alternatives

Possible Policy Responses to the Indigeneity Issue