LET THERE BE PEACE NIGERIANS

In February of 2000, Kaduna, another Northern state began considering the implementation of Islamic Sharia law. Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria began a peaceful demonstration in the state against the implementation of Sharia. Riots soon began after Muslims began attacking members of the crowd. A strategic business area in the state was demolished and several churches and mosques were destroyed. Over 1000 people were reported killed. This was then followed by a mass exodus of southerners from the north, bringing their dead with them. When southern residents saw the dead and wounded arrive in the south, tempers flared and youths began hunting down and killing northerners living in the south. This poster documents that event in detail, showing the violence and bloodshed that took place in both regions while calling for peace between all Nigerians.