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Maitatsine

Witness: Archive 2012 by BBC

Dec 27, 20129:11Society & Culture

In December 1980, thousands were killed in the Nigerian city of Kano following an uprising by an Islamic sect. The sect was led by a radical preacher, Maitatsine. We hear from a witness who saw hundreds of suspects summa...

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Maitatsine is an episode from Witness: Archive 2012 by BBC. In December 1980, thousands were killed in the Nigerian city of Kano following an uprising by an Islamic sect. The sect was led by a radical preacher, Maitatsine. We hear from a wi...

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