NIGERIA

I. SUMMARY

II. ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPC

The Emergence of the OPC
Other Yoruba Self-determination Groups
Structure, Composition and Membership of the OPC
Vigilantism

III. KILLINGS AND ABUSES BY THE OPC

Ethnic Clashes
Sagamu
Ketu / Mile 12 Market
Alaba Market
Ajegunle
Idi-Araba
Other Incidents of Ethnic Violence
Vigilante Violence and Other Cases of Killings of Civilians
Killings of Policemen

IV. CONFLICTS OVER TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP TITLES

V. The response of the OPC to allegations of violence

VI. Human rights violations against real or suspected OPC members

Arrests, Detention and Torture
Arrests of Rank-and-File Members
Arrests of OPC Leaders
Extrajudicial Executions

VII. Relations between the OPC, the government, and the police

Relations between the OPC and the Federal Government
Relations between the OPC and State Governments in the Southwest
Relations between the OPC and the Police

VIII. Conclusions and recommendations

Recommendations:
To the Leaders of the OPC
To the Nigerian Federal and State Governments
To the Nigerian Police
To Foreign Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations

IX. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS