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Causes Of Boko Haram

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INTRODUCTION
Nigeria is a West African country with a population of about 170 million people. It is a multi-ethnic country with different religious groups. The country is made up of both Muslims and Christians, with an area called the middle belt edging the predominantly
Muslim north and Christian south.1 For many decades Nigeria has witnessed various forms of violent conflicts. In recent times the activities of a group known as Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria has become the major source of crisis and fear in the country.2 This group has been designated a terrorist organization.3 About
13,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Boko Haram-related violence,4 making it one of the deadliest terrorist groups in the world. The
United Nations …show more content…

For example in June 2012, the perceived inability of the government to curtail the activities of the Boko Haram group following several attacks on churches led some Christian youth to engage in violence against Muslims. It was reported that about 35 persons were injured and
7 killed.35
Since many attacks by Boko Haram insurgents are on Christians, it would have been possible for the crisis to become a battle between Christians and
Muslims if not for the activities of religiously related civil society organizations.
This section of the article examines some of the efforts and responses of these organizations including the Christian Association of Nigeria in preventing the situation from becoming a fight between Christians and
Since many attacks by
Boko Haram insurgents are on Christians, it would have been possible for the crisis to become a battle between
Christians and Muslims if not for the activities …show more content…

So we have been speaking out. We all know what the situations are and we can only advise the government and we have been advising the government on several occasions.”40
Like the Sultan, Muslim leaders in the country have continued to reassure Christians that Nigerian Muslims were not at war with them, and that the activities of Boko Haram were contrary to Islamic teachings.41 In the same vein, the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria
(FOMWAN) led a protest against increasing Boko Haram casualties in
April, 2014. The leader of the association condemned the continuous escalation of violent attacks on innocent lives and properties in different locations in Nigeria.
A third reason why the activities of Boko Haram insurgents have not become a fight between Christians and Muslims is the nature of Boko Haram attacks. This is the reason given by most key informants interviewed. To the key informants the failure of Christians to retaliate Boko Haram attacks is not mainly because of the efforts of CAN but because the attacks are directed towards different categories of individuals and organizations in
Nigeria. One of the key interviewees mentioned that “Boko Haram insurgents attacked the United Nations building in Abuja, Police Stations,

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