Nigerian Miss World Riot That Claimed Hundreds of Lives Because of Beauty Pageant.
Between November 20th and 23rd, 2002, Kaduna, a northern Nigerian city, experienced a series of religiously motivated clashes known as the 2002 Miss World riots. The clashes resulted in the death of about 250 people and the destruction of several properties. The Miss World beauty pageant was initially planned to be held in Abuja, Nigeria’s … Read more